His main goal is to play a few more matches on this surface before Roland Garros, where he will hunt for the 25th Major title of his amazing career. The Serbian ace will have less pressure than in the past, because he will not be among the favorites in Paris and his latest performances do not lead to be too confident.

The novelty and almost unprecedented nature of having two such recent former adversaries teaming up was always going to be a major sideshow

Novak Djokovic is splitting with coach Andy Murray, just two weeks ahead of the French Open. Murray's representatives said in a statement Tuesday that the two former No. 1-ranked players will “no longer be working together.