Djokovic gives medical report on his Wimbledon knee: “I won’t make excuses”

The Serbian Novak Djokovic he went on the fast track against the Czech Vit Kopriva in the first round, which he solved in one hour and 58 minutes. It takes more time and effort to defeat a more rebellious Scot Jacob Fearnley who despite being a 22-year-old rookie and 277 in the world, skirted a set against the seven-time champion.

‘Nole’ won in four sets, three hours: 6-3, 6-4, 5-7 and 7-5. In more suffering than he wanted, sometimes fighting with his technical team and another challenging few fans who felt that he was too loyal to the British and not too respectful of him.

With the experience of his 37 years and record of victories, Djokovic faced these events, praising the game of his rival, who was still fresh in the American university environment, which delayed his arrival to the professionals. “I won’t make any excuses for the injury,” the Serbian said about his current and future performance.

After the match became more difficult, Djokovic was asked about the state of his knee, a kind of private medical report, about how he reacted after undergoing surgery for a meniscal tear just a month ago.

“I didn’t feel any pain today, which was great. My knee responded well to the rest days. I didn’t have any inflammation or swelling, which was great.”

Yes, there’s another kind of pain: “The muscles around it contract and hurt more than usual because they’re compensating and protecting the knee, which is normal. There’s more work on those muscles. Maybe because of That pain is what I’m still doing. I have the dynamic speed and power that I need and want to have,” he said.

Another problem “is movement. It’s not good, but it’s something I can do. It’s part of the process of the first days, and I have to accept it. The important thing is that there is no pain.”