Djokovic should skip Roland Garros and focus on Wimbledon

Pedro de Pablos | 3 Feb 2026 | 07.30

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Novak Djokovic has achieved all possible accomplishments in the tennis world. However, in the past Australian Open, he showed that he still has the necessary hunger to try to surpass himself and achieve his 25th Grand Slam title. To make this happen, Greg Rusedski believes that the Serbian player should skip Roland Garros and focus on Wimbledon, where he has better chances to achieve this goal.

Djokovic has won "only" three times at the Parisian 'major,' which was the most challenging for him to complete the Career Grand Slam. However, at the All England Club, the Serbian player has lifted the trophy up to seven times. Therefore, the former British number one believes that Novak should concentrate his efforts on the grass court season, as it will be very difficult for him to compete against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on the clay court.

"I believe that Novak should skip Roland Garros and focus on Wimbledon," Rusedski stated on the podcast Off Court with Greg. This decision would be somewhat risky, as the Serbian player would arrive with less match practice for the third 'major' of the year, but also more rested. Last year, Novak lost in the Roland Garros semifinals against Jannik Sinner in straight sets, but the match lasted three hours, and he had opportunities to at least extend it to a fourth set. Therefore, this year he might have chances to compete as he demonstrated in Australia.

Novak Djokovic's participation in Roland Garros is uncertain

What is clear is that Djokovic will focus almost 100% on the Grand Slams, as that is what motivates him the most at present. Last year, Novak participated in the Doha ATP 500 mainly to play doubles with Fernando Verdasco in his last tournament as a professional, but this year it would be unusual to see him before the Indian Wells Masters 1000. It is also uncertain whether he will decide to skip one of the two American Masters 1000 events, as he reached the final in Miami last year.

Regarding the clay court season, it will all depend on his own feelings. Currently, Novak is the world number three and knows that he can potentially gain more ranking points before reaching Roland Garros, as last year he was eliminated in the early rounds of Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, and Madrid. By also not participating in Rome, he barely defends points in the next months apart from the previously mentioned final in Miami and the title in Genoa (his 100th title).

Between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Djokovic did not play any tournament in 2025, so skipping the second Grand Slam of the year sounds unrealistic unless there is an injury involved. However, last year the Serbian player did not confirm his attendance after being eliminated. Perhaps he will prefer a few extra weeks of preparation and arrive fresh to his second favorite major, or maybe he will surprise the world again and show up in Paris to accomplish a feat similar to the one in Australia.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "Djokovic debería saltarse Roland Garros y centrarse en Wimbledon"

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