The Serb beat Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets on Tuesday (27.05.25) to progress to round two at Roland Garros and is optimistic about his chances on clay after winning the 100th tour-level title of his illustrious career at the Geneva Open last weekend.

Djokovic said: "Geneva was not in the plans, it was not in the schedule. But I was talking with my team and decided to have that, because I didn’t have any practically, only two matches on clay. I’m the type of player that is required to play a bit more in order to find the right game for clay. It doesn’t come very natural to me as maybe for some other guys.

"I rarely started really well on clay, if you analyse all of my seasons in my career. So it takes a little bit of time for me to get accustomed with the surface and movement and striking the ball. I think it was a good move to go to Geneva because I was also struggling a little bit with my confidence level, doubting my game a bit. So it was good that I got four matches under my belt, won a title. Coming into Roland Garros, it feels different than I had compared to the feeling I had three weeks ago. Let’s see how far I can go here, but I have a good feeling for now."

Djokovic is looking to win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title in Paris and tennis pundit Jim Courier believes that winning another major title is the only target that is keeping the world number six going in the sport.

The former world number one told TNT Sports: "He has some unfinished business.

"He has one thing he wanted, his 100th title, that had been hovering over him for a while. That settled down a lot of his doubts that he still had the ability to finish, and it certainly gets that aura back up in the locker room.

"But 25 - can he do it in 2025? He’s looking for that 25th major. That’s got to be the only reason he’s still around."