Novak Djokovic He will have to undergo surgery and will be lost, barring a miracle, Wimbledon. The Serbian tennis player suffers a tear in the meniscus of his right knee and would have taken the decision to have surgery to speed up your options to play the Paris Olympic Games. To do this, he will have to rule out his presence in the grass Grand Slam held in London, where he defends the 2023 final.
The Djokovic knee injuryproduced in the round of 16 match of Roland Garros ante cerundolomade him initially doubt his continuity in the Paris tournament, making his forced resignation official hours later. Novak He underwent an MRI in which the tear in the meniscus was detected and after consulting with several doctors, the most advisable thing for his recovery is to undergo surgery, something he will do this Wednesday.
According to the newspaper The teamthe decision to have surgery has been made and the intervention will be carried out this Wednesdayin Paris, with the aim of starting the recovery period as soon as possible. The minimum times are around one month, so Novak Djokovic would have to give up his presence in Wimbledonwith the fall in the ATP ranking that this implies, and would have his main objective of returning in the Olympic Games, event in which he has never managed to win and which in this year 2024 is held at the facilities of Roland Garrosthe same place where his injury occurred.
«I am very sad to announce that I must abandon and withdraw from Roland Garros. I played with my heart and gave everything in yesterday’s match, but unfortunately, due to a tear in the meniscus of my right knee“My team and I have had to make the tough decision after careful consultation and consideration,” he announced. Djokovic on Tuesday on social networks, after Roland Garros will make official the abandonment of the current tournament champion.
Djokovic dreams of the Olympic Games
It is not usual to see Djokovic having to leave a tournament due to injury and even less, having to undergo surgery and miss another Grand Slam, but at his 37 yearslos physical problems They have come to visit Novak at a key moment in the season and he, along with his team, must prioritize his objectives to reach them 100%.
Therefore, the Paris Olympic Gameswhose tennis competition begins on July 27th (until August 4), are now marked in red by Novak Djokovic, who will try to reach that event and fight for the Olympic gold that has eluded him throughout his career. To date, the bronze in Beijing 2008 It is Djokovic’s best result in a Games, since in Tokyo 2021 he lost the match for third place with the Spaniard Pablo Carreno.
2024-06-05 09:40:02
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