Novak Djokovic: ‘I forgot the loss against Vesely. Nadal? He is the man to beat on clay’

Novak Djokovic’s played only one match on clay so far this year, against Jiri Vesely, who beat him in Monte Carlo, but approaching Madrid the Serb is confident and relaxed, ready to focus only on the present. ‘I honestly have completely forgotten about that match. There was not much positive to remember out of it. I haven’t really felt that I was ready to play in a competitive clay court match after I had the five months behind me that were very intense but very successful as well,’  he said, adding, ‘I’ve had time to be at home, spend some time with family, recharge my batteries, and kind of analyze what I have done so far in this season. Because it’s been one of the best starts of the season I’ve had in my career. A lot of matches and not too much time off. So it was great to get an extra few days.’

Djokovic, who’s reached and won only one final in Madrid (in 2011 against Nadal), will play his first match on Wednesday against Nicolas Almagro or Borna Coric. ‘I feel excited to be back. Last time I was in Madrid was three years ago. I missed being in the city. I missed being a part of this tournament. Unfortunately in 2014 I was prevented in coming here to this tournament because of an injury; last year the decision of the team was to make that kind of …

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