He had reached his highest ranking in May 2022 at the age of 24. Last year at Roland-Garros, he hung on during the three rounds against Novak Djokovic who won despite everything without losing a set.
Back down beyond 50th place in the world, his record this season is a little more mixed. Besides, it never really exploded. But the Slovak can pose a danger at any time for the simple and unique reason that he is trained by Marian Vajda who is Djokovic’s former mentor (2006-2022). His experience and advice are always valuable to take.