New information, nice Olympic ambitions, glory (even deeper) inside attain, but additionally new worries: Novak Djokovic, after profitable the primary set in opposition to Stefanos Tsitsipas, has suffered new knee issues on the identical court docket – Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier – that noticed him injure his meniscus final June 3.
The Serbian champion fears that the miraculous success, a minimum of for the drawback collected within the second set in opposition to the Greek, might have repercussions on his knee. Djokovic discovered a strategy to get better from two breaks and shut the problem within the tie-break, however he admitted that he should focus on together with his medical employees to make one of the best choice.
“I do not know the way my knee is but. I’ve to speak to my medical employees. It is true that I managed to win ultimately, but it surely additionally occurred within the final version of Roland Garros within the spherical of 16 after which I needed to withdraw. In the mean time I am glad to have received, however I do not know what the remainder of the match will carry me,” instructed Djokovic Eurosport, earlier than specializing in the Olympic semifinal in opposition to Lorenzo Musetti.
“I do know that now we play each day, we’ll most likely face one another tomorrow afternoon within the semifinal. He is in horrible type, within the final tournaments he is a minimum of reached the semifinal. Within the third spherical right here, just a few weeks in the past, we performed till three within the morning. I hope I can relaxation sufficient to attempt to win,” he added.
Novak Djoković kissed the cross after his unimaginable victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas within the 1/4 finals.
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Within the final version of Roland Garros, Djokovic didn’t participate within the quarterfinal with Casper Ruud and was pressured to endure surgical procedure. The stakes are maybe larger for him on this case, as a result of profitable a medal for his nation on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games stays his large objective, in what is maybe the final likelihood of his profession.
