Novak Djokovic arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday after he played the Laver Cup over the weekend. Unfortunately, the 21-time slam champion sustained a right wrist injury when competing in London on Saturday and Sunday. Therefore, after defeating Frances Tiafoe in his first singles match with a straightforward 6-1 6-3 scoreline, he capitulated at the hands of Felix Auger Aliassime in the following singles match in just 2 sets.
Injury update
Novak Djokovic revealed that the reason for his injury was that he did not play for long before London and the balls were quite heavy.
“I have struggled with my right wrist for the last four or five days. Still, everything is under control, and I should be playing next week. Two matches I played on Saturday probably took their toll, and it was not easy for me to play on Sunday,” Djokovic revealed.
I could not serve well against Felix, which affected my entire game. I did not have issues with that wrist for a long time, and I probably felt it due to not playing for almost three months. The balls are big and slow here in London, and you must generate a lot of wrist action. That has caused the soreness in my right wrist ever since I started practicing here,”
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.7, Djokovic played his last match on the 25th of September when he surrendered to world no.13 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 7-6(3) in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw). Presently, during this year Novak has managed to achieve a composed 24-6 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and Wimbledon. The Serbian got to the final in Belgrade.
After playing in Tel Aviv, Djokovic is scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October thanks to a wild card.
Novak Djokovic |
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