ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS

April 13, 2023

Novak Djokovic

Press Conference

L. MUSETTI/N. Djokovic

4-6, 7-5, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. How you're feeling after this defeat? You looked sometime good; sometime a lot of mistakes. What is your feeling?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, feeling is terrible after playing like this, honestly. But congrats to him. He stayed tough in important moments, and that's it.

That's all I can say. Good luck to him.

Q. Can you say a bit more about your...

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I cannot say nothing. I'm okay. I'm fine. Congrats to him. We move on.

Q. Did you feel since this morning it would be a difficult day at the office or not at all before being on court?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, you always hope for the good day in the office, but yeah, I know I'm not playing so great and he's playing very well, so I knew it was going to be a tough match.

Q. So Monaco is not your tournament in some years, doesn't feel that it should be really catastrophic or is it...

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I don't think it's catastrophic, but my feeling is bad right now because I lost the match. That's all. Congrats to my opponent. I move on.

Q. Do you have an idea about what you want to do next week from now?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Next week I play Banja Luka.

Q. We know you. We see you are in a very bad -- how do you explain it? Because your beginning of the season is very good...

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Yeah, I know, but just, you know, it's not a great day for me, so I'm not really in the mood to speak.