Just 19 days after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Novak Djokovic appeared to be in excellent spirits as he took to the Wimbledon practice courts.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion appeared to be moving easily as he trained out with Federico Coria of Argentina. However, Djokovic had joint support on the right knee, where he had suffered a medial meniscus tear.
The backroom team of Djokovic had earlier overseen footwork routines to assess the Serb’s knee as he was put through his paces in the warm-up area. Djokovic is still yet to confirm if he will take part in this year’s tournament, which begins next week.
Djokovic talked about his chances of playing at Wimbledon and said: “I’m going to take it day by day. If I know that I can play close to my maximum, or at maximum, then I’ll play. If not, then I’ll give somebody else a chance to play.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
Currently the world no.
2, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of June when he defeated world no.27 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).This season Djokovic has managed to achieve a composed 18-6 win-loss record. Novak Djokovic’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo and Geneva.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.