Djokovic on struggles with physique in Tirante defeat: ‘Not an pleasant match for me’
Serbian appeared to wrestle bodily for a lot of R2 loss in Cincinnati
August 15, 2026
Cincinnati Open
Novak Djokovic throughout a changeover on Saturday on the Cincinnati Open.
By ATP Workers
Novak Djokovic says {that a} well being situation exacerbated by the Ohio warmth and humidity triggered him to wrestle on Saturday throughout his second-round defeat on the Cincinnati Open.
Thiago Agustin Tirante upset the previous No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings in a bodily battle on the hard-court ATP Masters 1000 occasion. Djokovic made a constructive begin to the match however started to visibly wrestle bodily from across the halfway level of the primary set and in the end fell to a 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 defeat.
“Congrats to my opponent,” Djokovic informed members of the media after his loss to the World No. 50 Tirante. “It was not an pleasant match for me, for certain. The way in which I felt. Not the primary and I suppose not the final time, however it’s what it’s.”
Djokovic was requested if it was a easy case of struggling to adapt to the testing situations in his first match since Wimbledon in early July. However the three-time Cincinnati titlist clarified it was an underlying challenge he has been coping with for some time.
“It’s only a situation that I’ve, well being sensible, that has been bothering me for the previous couple of years,” defined the 39-year-old. “[It causes] a variety of points, particularly when it’s humid and it’s sizzling.
“I did anticipate it [would be humid], however there are all these items, like nerves and every thing concerned that make it worse, and that’s what occurred.”
Regardless of Saturday’s defeat, Djokovic nonetheless boasts a powerful 45-13 report in Cincinnati, based on the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The three-time champion mentioned he was uncertain if he could be again to compete on the Lindner Household Tennis Heart once more.
“I actually hope so, however it seems to be extra seemingly not, sadly,” the Serbian mentioned. “However let’s see what the longer term brings.”
