Under the influence of the hip injury of Rafael Nadalfrom the farewell of the current Australian Open champion who is already in the second round, the physical problem Novak Djokovic drag since he opened the season by winning the Adelaide ATP 250 tournament.
It was the Serbian, 35 years old and world number 5, who highlighted the issue by seeking medical help in the second set of the match in which he beat the Frenchman. Enzo Couacaud by 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 and 6-0.
He left the track for a few minutes to treat an outside muscle problem and to change the bandage he wears in every match. Upon his return, his moves and performance improved.
However, “I can’t say that I’m not worried because I have reasons to be. I have to go every day,” he declared. Novak Djokovic.
“My team is doing everything so that I can play all the games. There is not much to talk about. There are two choices: leave or continue. So I will continue,” he said.
Before Serbian media he gave more details. “The intensity of the pain got worse today, especially in the middle of the second set. During the medical period I changed the bandage and took medicine,” he said.
He added that “the pills started to kick in after twenty to thirty minutes. I was able to move more.”
He will have a more serious test in the third round, this Saturday against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Source: La Verdad
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