Novak Djokovic lost his two previous matches on clay in the European spring season, and his next opponent at the last warmup event for the French Open is one of those players who already beat him.

Fourth-seeded Karen Khachanov progressed after Kei Nishikori retired in the second set of their match, which was postponed from Tuesday due to weather conditions. Khachanov is now set to face Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner, who triumphed over Nuno Borges 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).

Novak Djokovic has appointed long-time friend and former doubles partner Dusan Vemic as his coach for both this week's Geneva Open and the upcoming French Open. "Dusan Vemic, the captain of the Serbian BJK Cup team,