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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 11: Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates with the winners trophy after victory ... More against Casper Ruud of Norway in the Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on June 11, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Novak Djokovic will be seeking a record 25th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros beginning later this month, but Chrissie Evert doubts the 37-year-old can pull it off in Paris.
Evert, the 18-time major champion, is part of TNT’s “Dream Team” for the network’s maiden coverage of the year’s second Grand Slam, which runs May 25-June 8.
“I would never underestimate him, but I would be surprised if he won another major, let’s put it that way,” Evert said Friday during a phone interview from Boca Raton, Fla.
“I mean, you’ve got to give the guy credit. This guy’s won everything, more than anybody. I would never say he’s not going to win, but I would be surprised. I would be pleasantly surprised, just with his results in the past and he’s human…I’m not feeling it."
Former US tennis player Chris Evert looks on as she attends the podium ceremony after the women's ... More singles final match on day fourteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Djokovic is not competing in the Italian Open, but accepted a wildcard into the Geneva Open (May 18-24). The Serb holds a 12-7 record on the season and is ranked No. 6 in the world. He lost his first-round matches in Madrid and Monte Carlo on red clay, as well as on hardcourts at Doha and Indian Wells, but he did reach the finals in Miami and the semifinals at the Australian Open where he suffered a muscle tear in his hamstring.
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