Novak Djokovic given honest assessment on his French Open chances by John McEnroe

Novak Djokovic has got “the best draw of anyone” to make a deep run to the 2025 French Open, according to tennis icon John McEnroe.

The great Serb will vie for his fourth French Open crown, having won two of the last four editions of the clay-court major.

The 38-year-old is also chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title overall, having won his most recent major at the 2023 US Open.

Djokovic triumphed on the clay courts of Roland Garros in August last year when he secured the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The former world No 1 reached the quarter-finals at last year’s French Open before injury forced him to pull out before his match with Casper Ruud.

Djokovic, who is seeded sixth at the 2025 French Open, has been handed a favourable draw to progress to the quarter-finals, with 11th seed Daniil Medvedev likely the biggest threat in his section.

He could meet No 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the last eight, before a potential semi-final meeting with world No 1 Jannik Sinner. Defending champion and second seed Carlos Alcaraz is on the opposite side of the draw.

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Djokovic has endured a difficult campaign, having lost his first match at four of his eight tournaments, although he was a runner-up in Miami and a semi-finalist at the Australian Open.

Speaking ahead of the French Open, TNT Sports pundit McEnroe was asked if he sees a path for Djokovic to win the title.

“You might look back and he loses and, ‘Ah see, of course, he’s 38. He’s too old. It caught up to him,’ or whatever. But you don’t count him out,” the seven-time major singles champion said at an event attended by Tennis365.

“And he’s got the best draw of anyone to get to there. And the way… you know, Zverev’s not playing with the same confidence that he played with until he reached the finals of Australia this year. He’s not… that really hurt him, I think, mentally, at least from what I’ve seen. And he doesn’t seem to be playing with the same confidence.

“So I could see the possibility of him (Djokovic) getting there and I’m not… whether or not Zverev was there, I don’t think Novak would go in being much of an underdog there.

“And who knows with the other guys. What happens if one of them gets hurt? You don’t know. So Novak to me would still be, like, the third favourite.”

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