Novak Djokovic shrugged off his shock Monte Carlo Masters exit on Friday, insisting he has plenty of time to whip his game into shape ahead of his assault on the French Open.
The world number one slumped to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 defeat to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of a Masters event he has won on two occasions.
The defeat also meant that the 15-time major winner has not made a semi-final since claiming a record seventh Australian Open title in January.
"The French Open is the ultimate goal on clay. It's expected in a way for me to peak right at that tournament, because that's what I'm aiming for," said Djokovic, who has swept the last three Grand Slams.
"This is only the first tournament on clay, and it's a long season. Let's see how it goes.
"Maybe I'm lacking the consistency with the top results in the last couple of years in the best tournaments.
"But I've been playing my best at Grand Slams and that's what I intend to do."
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