Novak Djokovic gave some chills to his fans after withdrawing from doubles in New York for a neck injury. Things looked even more ominous in the opening match at the Western & Southern Open as the world no.1 was clearly struggling with his neck to have huge problems with his serve.
However, on Tuesday, Novak looked in fantastic condition when he dismissed an always dangerous Tynnis Sandgren in straight sets.
Djokovic about his injury
After the match against the American, the Serbian sensation also admitted that he was happily surprised with his recovery to comment:
“Actually, I’m pleasantly surprised with the way I recovered and felt today, just overall, physically, but also with the neck, specifically, because that was a little bit of a concern. Going back four, five days, I did struggle quite a lot.”
PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
Jan-Lennard Struff will face Djokovic in the quarter. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 20th of January 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Djokovic in New York, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.1, Novak has a 20-0 win-loss record in 2020. Novak is currently playing in New York where he toppled Richard Berankis 7-62 6-4 and Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4.
The Serbian conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
The Serbian won 80 titles in his career: 47 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Struff in New York, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked no.34, the German has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2020. The German is in New York where he bested Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-4, Denis Shapovalov 7-64 3-6 6-4 and David Goffin 6-4 3-6 6-4.
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