Novak Djokovic, 37 years old, withdrew from Roland Garros after his two marathon comebacks against Italian Lorenzo Musetti and Argentine Francisco Cerñundolo. He left Paris undefeated, forced by an injury that did not give him the opportunity to compete, as happened on other occasions with muscle tears in the stomach.
The right knee had said enough after weeks of complaining. A slip and fall in the round of 16 was the verdict, confirmed by an MRI. He suffered a medial meniscus tear.
In the air Wimbledon (July 1-14), its priority is the Paris Olympic Games, which will be held on the clay court of Roland Garros from July 27 to August 4.
He gave up his crown in the French capital, which would welcome a new champion. The ‘Nole’ also handed world number one to Jannik Sinner, the first Italian to rise to the top of the ATP rankings. He will be the 29th tennis player on the list.
It was a matter of time for the rise of Sinner, who once reached the semifinals of the tournament, forcing Djokovic to become the champion to keep the number 1, which the transalpine made himself unforgivably by becoming a finalist . Calculations ended with Serbian abandonment.
He gave up 1,600 of the 2,000 points he defended, while Sinner has already added 755 since he started the weak second round in 2023. Number 1 Carlos Alcaraz was out of options, opening the door for him to return to number 2, left to Novak Djokovic, if he wins his first Roland Garros.
Although Alcaraz will suffer on grass, as he has 2,500 points, as Queen’s and Wimbledon champion. For Sinner’s 855.
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 9,525
2. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 8,360
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 6,980
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) 6,485
5. Alexander Zverev (Ale) 5,985
6. Andrey Rublev (Russia) 4,710
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) 4,025
8. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) 3,995
9. Alex de Minaur (Aus) 3,845
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 3,775
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) 3,740
12. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,090
13. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,710
14. Ben Shelton (USA) 2,590
15. Holger Rune (Also) 2,540
Source: La Verdad
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