Novak Djokovic weakness revealed before French Open final ‘can produce an average match’

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Novak Djokovic can produce ‘an average match’ depending on ‘the state of his mind’ according to the coach of his French Open final opponent. Djokovic faces Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday as he aims to win a 19th Grand Slam title.

The Serb holds numerous records in the men’s game including the most weeks at world No 1 and a record nine Australian Open titles.

And he has his eyes on another record in the French Open final as he looks to become the first man in the open era to win all four Grand Slams twice.

Standing in his way is Greece’s Stefanos Tsistipas who will be playing in his first Grand Slam final.

And his coach Patrick Mouratoglu believes that despite the Serb’s greatness, there are weakness’ which he will hope his charge can take advantage of on Sunday.

“It (the result of the match) will depend on Novak’s state of mind,” he told L’Equipe.

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“He can produce an exceptional match or an average match.

“We will see how he approaches the final. He hasn’t always been good against a youngster whom he’s supposed to beat.”

Djokovic leads the head-to-head against Tsitsipas 5-2 with their last meeting coming just a few weeks ago in Rome which the Serb edged out 7-5 in the third.

The pair met in the semi-finals of the French Open last year which Djokovic won in five sets before losing in the final to Nadal.

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Looking ahead to this year’s final, Djokovic said: “He’s in great form, I think he matured as a player a lot. Clay (is) arguably his best surface.

“We played an epic five-setter last year in the semis here. Yeah, I know it’s going to be another tough one.

The world No 1 played arguably one of the best matches of his career to beat Nadal in the semi-finals on Friday and will hope to be fully recovered for another challenging match.

He added: “I’m hoping I can recharge my batteries as much as I can because I’m going to need some power and energy for that one.”

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