Is the 38-year-old Djokovic underestimated? Zverev, who missed the semifinals of the 2025 French Open, has an opinion

Serbian star Novak Djokovic is seeded sixth in men's singles at the 2025 French Open, and he is currently in the men's singles semi-finals to prove that he still has fuel in the tank, and Zverev, who has just been planted under him, also put forward his opinion on whether the outside world underestimates the 38-year-old Djokovic.

Serbian king Novak Djokovic

"yes, to be honest, I think he's a bit underrated at the moment." "I think a lot of people have ruled him out of the favourites, but this year he beat Alcaraz at the Australian Open, he beat me at the French Open, don't care about age, I think it's a pretty good result for any player, and of course you have to ask him how he's feeling, how he's recovering, and if he's going to be 100 per cent in the next game, because I think today was a tough game for us and he still beat the best of the best, and I think everybody should respect that," Zverev said. ”

Zverev missed the first set lead, then lost three sets in a row and lost the match in three hours and 17 minutes, and after the match, he was asked by reporters if he could not find a way to crack the ball in Djokovic, to which he said helplessly: "What do you want me to say? He's won 24 tournaments at this level, and I think yes, I could have expected him to play at that level, but I haven't seen him play that well this year. ”

"I think he did a good job, for me there were a lot of points that were a bit difficult, in the first set when the sun wasn't all down the court was a little hot, I was able to play the winning points, I was able to threaten with my serve, and then when it got cold, I didn't know how to beat him on the baseline, he deserves credit, he played better than me," Zverev said. ”

The 28-year-old, who finished runners-up at the French Open last year and is seeding third this year, is aiming for his first Grand Slam title, but fell to the quarter-finals early, with a dismal 5-18 record against the world's top 10 in a career.