Novak Djokovicwho was injured two weeks ago in Roland Garros and had surgery on his right knee, will participate in Olympic Games in Paris (July 26 to August 11), as announced by Serbian Olympic Committee.
“Novak Djokovic (3rd in the world) and Dusan Lajovic (56th) meet the conditions related to the ATP ranking and have confirmed their participation” in the Games, the organization stated in a statement.
The Olympic tennis tournament will be played in the same facilities as Roland Garros, on land, where the Spaniards Carlos Alcarazrecently crowned in Paris, will once again be one of the strong favorites for Olympic gold.
The Serbian, 37 years old and record holder for titles of grand slam (24), suffered a medial meniscus injury in his right knee on June 3. With anti-inflammatories, these physical discomforts did not prevent him from winning a marathon of more than four hours against in Argentina that day. Francisco Cerundolobut then was forced to forfeit the quarterfinal match against the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
Djokovic, aware of the reluctance of any surgical intervention, decided to undergo arthroscopy the next day at a Parisian clinic, hoping to arrive in time for the Games, where he would try to win Olympic gold, the only major title missing. in his palmares. The intervention was successfully carried out.
“The Paris Olympics are very important, they are always a priority for me,” Djokovic recalled in April.
‘Nole’ underwent surgery for the first time in 2018 after postponing a necessary intervention for two years due to the discomfort and pain he felt in his elbow. His refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus during the pandemic is famous.
The announcement of his participation in the Olympic Games by the Serbian Olympic Committee still needs to be confirmed by the facts, as Djokovic is currently in the rehabilitation process.
Source: La Verdad
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