{"id":171636,"date":"2024-04-15T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/djokovic-explains-monte-carlo-masters-struggles\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:44:37","slug":"djokovic-explains-monte-carlo-masters-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/djokovic-explains-monte-carlo-masters-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic Explains Monte Carlo Masters Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Novak Djokovic <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Novak Djokovic says he is \u201cnot having a great season at all\u201d after losing to Casper Ruud in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.<\/p>\n<p>The world number one\u2019s 6-4 1-6 6-4 loss to Norway\u2019s Ruud follows a third-round exit at Indian Wells and a semi-final loss at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old Serb is still searching for his first title of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot having a title is, compared to the last 15 years, not a great season at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are positives to take away for sure, but I\u2019m used to a really high standard in terms of expectations and results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, who has an 11-4 record this year, also lost while playing for Serbia in the quarter-finals of the United Cup in January.<\/p>\n<p>He will hope to win a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title at next month\u2019s French Open.<\/p>\n<p>Against Ruud in Monte Carlo he double-faulted on Ruud\u2019s match point to confirm the result and end a nail-biting deciding set.<\/p>\n<p>World number 10 Ruud will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, after the Greek player beat Jannik Sinner 6-4 3-6 6-4 earlier in Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>Ruud cruised to victory in the opening set, ensuring Djokovic dropped his first set of the tournament, but the top seed fought back well.<\/p>\n<p>The third set swung back and forth but having got himself back into the game on serve at 5-4 down, Djokovic double-faulted to hand Ruud victory.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic \u00a0 Novak Djokovic says he is \u201cnot having a great season at all\u201d after losing to Casper Ruud in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. 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