Novak’s last tournament ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season will be the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The six-time titlist won the Rome Masters in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2022. Last year, he lost to Holger Rune in the Masters 1000 event quarter-final (2-6, 6-4, 2-6) .