Novak Djokovic loved success at his personal tennis centre when he gained the Belgrade Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Slovakian Alex Molcan in Saturday’s ultimate however his efficiency left loads to be desired forward of the French Open.
World primary Djokovic obtained a standing ovation from the house crowd by the Danube river within the Serbian capital after an erratic show in opposition to world quantity 255 Molcan, who battled by means of from the qualifying rounds.
It was Djokovic’s first triumph since he clinched his 18th main on the Australian Open in February.
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Since then, he has endured patchy claycourt season, together with a final 16 exit on the Monte Carlo Masters.
Djokovic additionally misplaced to Russian Aslan Karatsev within the Serbia Open semi-finals earlier than being defeated by Rafael Nadal within the Rome Masters ultimate and his show in opposition to Molcan was at occasions unconvincing.
But Djokovic struck a cheerful determine as he lifted the trophy.
“I want to thank everyone who turned up and made this a memorable day, I have to admit that part of my mind is already in Paris,” Djokovic mentioned in a courtside interview.
“It was a straightforward resolution to enter this event, I by no means had any seconds ideas and I’m delighted that we got here by means of so magnificently with this occasion.
“I am aiming for the title at Roland Garros.”
