A smile and a thumbs up. That was the gesture, but without outright confirmation, with which Novak Djokovic responded to journalists who asked him today if he would appear in the draw for tomorrow’s draw (11:00) at Wimbledon. Yes. The number two and current runner-up will be there. His recovery from the operation he underwent on June 5 to repair the meniscus tear in his right knee appears to be going from strength to strength.
The Grand Slam on grass, in which the 37-year-old Serbian has been champion seven times, starts on Monday. He will have three more days to continue improving. Today, Djokovic wanted to undergo a height test, after having previously practiced with Fede Coria and Frances Tiafoe, with number one: Jannik Sinner. On the Center Court of the All England, the Serbian and the Italian, according to EFE, practiced for almost two hours. They played a set that the Italian scored 6-3 and then they had to leave practice with 2-1 for a Djokovic who wears a knee brace, but has freed himself from the elbow brace that he wore in previous days. Sinner has just become champion in Halle.
On Wednesday, the Serbian rested and made a trip to Munich, where he watched Serbia fall in the Euro Cup.
With Djokovic in the draw as the second seed, Carlos Alcaraz could face the Balkan player or Sinner in a hypothetical semi-final.
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The Murcian didn’t choose a bad sparring partner today either and won a set (6-2) against Daniil Medvedev in the Central in which last year he came back two sets from Djokovic to become champion.
A Wimbledon in which the public awaits Andy Murray who will try “until the last moment” to play despite the back operation he underwent last Saturday after being injured at Queen’s. In principle, it would be his farewell to All England, where he triumphed in 2013 and 2016 and was proclaimed Olympic champion in 2012.
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2024-06-27 16:31:23
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