Through his official X profile, well-known analyst José Moron commented on Djokovic's current status: "Just as I said when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed close to retiring, consider every match of Nole Djokovic as a great gift. The day he retires from tennis will be really sad and we will miss him exactly like Roger and Rafa.

Novak Djokovic’s amazing consistency and powerful performances are well-known to the tennis world. Though the Serbian tennis star has been the image of resilience for almost 20 years, with fortitude pushing through the most difficult games and still a mainstay at the top of the sport,

Novak Djokovic has suffered four opening-round losses in his last five tournaments, with the latest defeat coming at the hands of Matteo Arnaldi in Madrid.