GENEVA, Switzerland — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic admitted he was "worried" about his French Open title defense after falling to 44th-ranked Czech Tomas Machac in the Geneva semifinals on Friday.

Djokovic went down to a 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 loss having taken a late wildcard into the Swiss clay-court tournament in a bid to reverse an alarming dip in form ahead of Roland Garros, where the 24-time Grand Slam champion has won three times.

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