“I am happy to inform you that the operation went well.” Novak Djokovic posed with a smile and crutches in hand in front of the Eiffel Tower to announce, on the social network X, the success of the intervention on his meniscus.
Victim of an injury to the medial meniscus of his right knee during his five-set fight against Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo on Monday, the Serb had to withdraw before his quarter-final against Norwegian Casper Ruud scheduled for Wednesday.
Olympic 2024 objective
Operated quickly, the former world number 1 will need three weeks of convalescence, which makes participation at Wimbledon (July 1-14) unlikely. Despite everything, if his knee recovers quickly, he should be able to try to return to Porte d’Auteuil at the end of July, this time to win an Olympic medal.
