Novak Djokovic showed another face. In the physical aspect and also in sports. They are together. Feeling better from the discomfort he had felt for a few days in Melbourne, he unashamedly raised the level of his tennis in the third round to defeat the Argentine. Tomas Martín Etcheverry by 6-3, 6-3 and 7-6 (2).
He arrives in a renewed mood for Sunday’s round of 16, against the Frenchman Adrian MannarinoAmerican butcher Ben Shelton.
More comforting, Djokovic, 36 years old, gave more details about the illness he faced when he was asked about COVID. A delicate issue because he decided not to vaccinate during the pandemic, a decision that in Australia cost him deportation before the start of the 2022 edition. The Immigration Minister asserted his power to order his deportation from the country if considering that his case could disrupt public order and provide publicity to anti-vaccine activists.
“No, I haven’t had a COVID test. What I had was a kind of normal viral infection. It was in the final stage, so I still have a nasal discharge,” Djokovic revealed. “That’s all,” he concluded.
The day was positive. “The match has brought a positive change. I have started to feel better by game and also physically. These are positive signs, although I am still not playing at my best level,” he analyzed.
He emphasized that “everything is connected. I did not enter the tournament well in health, physically or in my game. Without the best quality of tennis I would have been in the fourth round, so I think the everything will get better. Every day it will get better,” he said. .
Source: La Verdad
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