Novak Djokovic had made fun of the next French Open opponent Alexander Zverev for ‘spying’ him before their quarter-finals.
Djokovic was impressed with Roland-Garros this year and has not dropped a set in his first four matches ahead of the battle with runner-up last year.
Grand Slam champions 24 times experienced a number of difficult results before France Open but returned to play their best tennis in Paris.
Djokovic, who was served sixth in Roland-Garros, had no problem eliminating English star Cameron Norrie 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the fourth round on Monday.
But the third Wednesday with the third seed Zverev was a much larger test for Serbian players when he continued his search for the 25th major trophy.
Before the quarter-finals, Djokovic joked to accuse Zverev ‘spying’ in his straight victory over Norrie in the Philippe-Chatrier court.
Zverev uploaded a photo of himself on Instagram on Monday holding the Champions League trophy, with Djokovic playing Norrie in the background.
Djokovic commented: ‘Tell the truth. You are there because you spy on my game. Seeing the trophy is just a reason [laughing emoji]. ‘
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French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain brought the Champions League trophy to Roland-Garros for a short performance this year after a 5-0 historical victory over Inter Milan in the 2025 final on Saturday night.
Zverev, a soccer fan who is known, wants to get an image with a trophy and write on Instagram: ‘Don’t expect to see you here @championsleague [trophy emoji] Congratulations @PSG [clapping emoji]. ‘
Zverev closed Djokovic’s suggestion was a dark horse
Meanwhile, Zverev has rejected the idea that Djokovic was a dark horse at France Open this year ahead of their quarter -finals at Clay.
Djokovic has won three French Open titles – the most recent in 2023 – but the game is always more suitable for hard fields and grass.
The 38 -year -old legend has also struggled with a form for most of 2025 and three places under Zverev in the current ATP World ranking.
Zverev, however, is still alert to Djokovic and tells the press conference: ‘I mean, that man [has] won 24 grand slams. He will never be a dark horse.
“He must know what it means to be on a big stage and play a big match. There is no doubt about it.
‘For me, Carlos [Alcaraz] is a favorite. I said that before. Then I will say the next three lines are Jannik [Sinner]me and novak, right?
‘I still believe that. Novak was there with us, there were no questions about it at all. ‘
Towards France Open this year, Djokovic insisted that he was not a ‘main favorite’ to land the trophy this year.
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