Novak Djokovic’s ultimate preparation for the French Open ended when he misplaced within the Geneva Open semi-finals to Czech world quantity 44 Tomas Machac.
World primary Djokovic, who turned 37 this week, was overwhelmed 6-4 0-6 6-1.
The Serb has not reached a ultimate in 2024 earlier than beginning the defence of his French Open crown.
The clay-court Grand Slam event begins at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Djokovic, who has received a males’s report 24 main titles, entered Geneva to construct up court docket time after a tough begin to the season by his requirements.
After shedding within the Australian Open semi-finals to Italy’s Jannik Sinner, Djokovic was knocked out of Indian Wells on the last-32 stage.
He did attain the semi-finals in Monte Carlo in the beginning of the clay-court swing, however at his subsequent outing on the Italian Open, Djokovic was by chance hit on the top by a metallic water bottle after his opening win.
Two days later, he misplaced to Thirty second-ranked Alejandro Tabilo of Chile.
Djokovic received his opening match in Geneva towards Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, who beat Andy Murray in his opener, and defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor.
However he once more seemed out-of-sorts towards Machac and likewise confirmed indicators of bodily discomfort in a one-sided deciding set.
Djokovic will begin his bid for a fourth French Open title on both Monday or Tuesday towards a French wildcard Pierre Hugues-Herbert.