India, April 17 -- The injury that forced the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to miss the ATP Masters 1000 events at the Miami Open and the Monte Carlo Open has still not fully recovered, and he has now said that he may not be ready for next week's Madrid Open, one of the final stops before the French Open Grand Slam.

The 38-year-old Serb reached the final at the season's first Grand Slam, Australian Open 2026 but lost to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets (2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5). This loss was historic, as it marked his first-ever defeat in an Australian Open final after 10 previous victories. In February Djokovic was upset in the fourth round by Jack Draper, losing 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) in a match where he appeared physically exhausted tow...