Djokovic’s public coming to terms with his rare losing streak came after he fell in straight sets to Matteo Arnaldi in his first match of the Madrid Open on Saturday.

Through his official X profile, well-known analyst José Moron commented on Djokovic's current status: "Just as I said when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed close to retiring, consider every match of Nole Djokovic as a great gift. The day he retires from tennis will be really sad and we will miss him exactly like Roger and Rafa.

Novak Djokovic said he had to face up to his “new reality” after another opening-match loss, this time to world No. 44 Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open. “Trying to win a match or two, not really thinking about getting far in the tournament,