The 2024 French Open is into its second week, and as has so often been the case for the last 15 years of grand slam tennis, Novak Djokovic was the man to beat, having lifted his third Roland-Garros title last year with a straight-sets victory over Casper Ruud in the 2023 final.
Djokovic entered Roland-Garros this year seeded at the top of the pile and had reached the quarterfinals following some impressive five-set wins, but on Tuesday, June 4, the Serb withdrew from the tournament following a knee injury.
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The Sporting News has been on hand tracking Djokovic's progress throughout the tournament.
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When is Novak Djokovic's next match?
Djokovic was due to face Casper Ruud at Roland-Garros on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in the quarterfinals.
However, the 37-year-old underwent a MRI scan in Paris on Tuesday afternoon following his marathon fourth-round match against Francisco Cerundolo and has now been forced to pull out.
Djokovic’s scan revealed a "torn medial meniscus in his right knee", which now puts him at serious risk of being fit for Wimbledon, which starts on July 1.
Novak Djokovic French Open 2024 results
Round one: Defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbet 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Round two: Defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Round three: Defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-0
Round four: Defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3
Quarterfinals: Withdrew with knee injury prior to facing Casper Ruud
Novak Djokovic's French Open record
He may be the defending champion having defeated Ruud in last year's Roland-Garros final, but the French Open is actually the grand slam event in which Djokovic has the world record over the course of his storied professional career.
The Serbian still has an amazing three titles, won in 2016, 2021 and 2023, putting him joint-seventh in the overall French Open rankings, but that pales in comparison to the record-breaking 14 won by Rafael Nadal, and the 10 that Djokovic himself has won at the Australian Open, another grand slam event.
Djokovic has lost four deciders at Roland Garros — thrice to Nadal and another to Stanislas Wawrinka — making it the only grand slam other than the US Open in which the Serb has lost more finals than he's won.