Novak Djokovic making this decision is really starting to pay off for him at the French Open.
Djokovic made history after beating Alexander Zverev, continuing his winning run at the Paris major.
The Serbian has not lost a match at the French Open since 2022, with Djokovic using one shot to great effect against Zverev.
After Djokovic beat Zverev, he spoke about the decision he made before the tournament that is now really paying dividends.
Novak Djokovic thinks he made a ‘good decision’ before the French Open
Although Djokovic is now into the semi-finals, his clay court season has not been completely smooth sailing.
The 38-year-old was winless on clay after playing in Monte Carlo and Madrid, which then was followed by Djokovic splitting from coach Andy Murray.
After deciding to skip the Italian Open, Djokovic instead took a wildcard to the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva.
It was at this tournament where Djokovic would win his 100th ATP title, and he has now attributed his run in Geneva to helping improve his confidence for the French Open.
“It definitely helped my confidence level and my game in terms of obviously getting higher confidence level reflects positively on the game and you start playing better as you go along, which is logical to expect,” Djokovic said in his post-match press conference.
“I still think my game would still be good even if I did not play Geneva and I came directly here, just because I thrive on Grand Slams and manage to play the best tennis always.
“But nevertheless it was a good decision to go to Geneva, so of course the 100th win and the way I won the tournament definitely helped me mentally approach Roland Garros in a better way.”
Who was the last player to beat Novak Djokovic at the French Open?
After beating Zverev in four sets on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Djokovic has now won 16 consecutive matches at the French Open.
Although Djokovic was unable to win the French Open title last year, he did not actually lose a match at the tournament.
Djokovic reached the quarter-finals in Paris last year, but withdrew before his match against Casper Ruud due to a knee injury that he later underwent surgery on.
The last player to beat the three-time champion at the French Open was actually the now retired Rafael Nadal, who defeated Djokovic in the 2022 quarter-finals en route to winning the title.
In that time since his last defeat at Roland Garros, Djokovic has also won Olympic gold on the Parisian clay.
Despite his incredible record in Paris, it will now get tougher for Djokovic who will play Jannik Sinner for a place in the French Open final.
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