Djokovic building up ‘to shine’ at Roland Garros
The Hindu
He has endured a roller-coaster clay court season.
Novak Djokovic celebrated his 34th birthday this weekend at the Belgrade Tennis Centre which carries his name but with one eye on Roland Garros where he intends “to shine”. The world No. 1 is top seed at the pre-French Open event in the Serbian capital before heading to Paris where he seeks a second career triumph. “We are working so that I reach my maximum, that everything is perfectly adjusted in Paris, where I want to shine,” Djokovic said at a news conference on Sunday.
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