“This could have been the last match ever I played here, so I don’t know. That’s why I was a bit more emotional even in the end,” Djokovic told reporters. “If this was the farewell match of the Roland Garros for me in my career, it was a wonderful one in terms of the atmosphere and what I got from the crowd.

Novak Djokovic says French Open loss to Jannik Sinner may have been his 'farewell match' at Roland-Garros At age 38, Novak Djokovic hasn't slowed down much. But retirement might be on the horizon for the Serbian tennis star, who said Friday that he may have played his final match in the French Open.

The 2025 French Open may go down as the official starting point for a new era of men's tennis. It will be the first meeting in a grand slam final between the sport's two ascendent stars: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.