Djokovic Loses Geneva Semi and Goes to French Open With No Titles in 2024

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a ball to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic during their semifinal match at the ATP 250 Geneva Open tennis tournament in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 24, 2024. Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP

GENEVA—Novak Djokovic will defend his French Open title in Paris still without a trophy this season after losing in the Geneva Open semifinals on Friday.

The 44th-ranked Tomas Machac beat Djokovic 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 in the last clay-court event to prepare for Roland Garros, where main draw play starts on Sunday.