Novak Djokovic has ruled out any possibilities of him dropping out of the Paris Masters. Fever is threatening to jeopardize his participation in the Paris Masters.
The 32-year-old arrived in Paris last Friday feeling healthy and ready for the tournament. Unfortunately, the last couple of days have not been easy for him. Fever caught up with him prior to his first match against Corentin Moutet.
Speaking in Paris, Djokovic admitted that this was not the first time something he had to put up with illness to participate in some tennis tournaments. “But, as a said, I actually had quite a few cases where I was already in a tournament and kind of getting better as days go by,” he said.
On what it means to play while sick
On what it means to play while still ill, he said, “Of course, it affects your energy, your vitality on the court. You know, your alertness, attention, endurance, all these different things are affected. Obviously, it’s not ideal, but in this kind of circumstance, you just have to accept it and do everything you can to recover.”
The Serbian promised not to bow out from this competition regardless of his health status. “I guess, you know, you don’t really have time now. I’m going to play every day if I’m winning. But I’ve had cases before where I actually felt pretty bad, but I managed somehow to go through the tournament and even win tournaments, ’he admitted.
According to him, he needs to remain positive and trust that with time, he will be feeling better. Withdrawing from the Paris Masters is still not an option for him.
Novak Djokovic beats Corentin Moutet to qualify for the 3rd round
Despite his fever, Djokovic managed to cruise past Corentin Moutet to reach the 3rd round of this tournament. The Frenchman did put up a spirited fight, but the Serbian was hard to beat. The Serbian won the game 7-6(2),6-4. This was Djokovic’s first match after he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas during the Shanghai Masters.
On Thursday, he is set to play Kyle Edmund from England. Djokovic is still hoping that he will not lose his world no one rank to the relentless Rafael Nadal, who has been in great form this year. Currently, the Spaniard has 19 Grand Slam titles to his name after seeing off Daniil Medvedev in the finals to win the US Open. Besides, he is off to a fine start in the Paris Masters after beating Adrian Mannarino in his first match. Next, he will be facing Stan Wawrinka in the last 16 round.
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2019
Now ranked no.1, Novak has a 49-9 win-loss record in 2019. The Serbian is playing at the moment in Paris where he beat Corentin Moutet 7-62 6-4.
Novak will come up against Edmund in the 3rd round. The head to head is 4-1 for Djokovic.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon on the July 2018.
The Serbian has won 4 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon and in Tokyo. The Serbian was the finalist in Rome.
The Serbian won 76 titles in his career: 44 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 12 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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