24-time Grand Slam champion, Novak Djokovic, did not hesitate to go through the operating room after suffering a medial meniscus injury to the right knee in his round of 16 duel against the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo.
Novak Djokovic
The 37-year-old Serbian could not continue in the French tournament, where he was defending the crown, and after medical examinations he decided to have surgery 48 hours later in Paris to try to return as soon as possible and in better conditions for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Novak Djokovic wants to play Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic received the advice of another renowned athlete, his compatriot Nikola Karabatic, who is one of the best handball players of all time and who retired at the club level after playing with Paris Saint Germain.
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic© Getty Images Sport – Clive Brunskill
Karabatic, a Serbian national who will represent France in Paris 2024, suffered a strong knee injury when the anterior cruciate ligament of the right joint was broken and had to be operated, but arrived in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to clinch the gold medal.
According to the Serbian media outlet “Sportal”, Karabatic himself recommended the owner of 24 Majors to operate to recover his health and return as quickly as possible to the competitions, in which Wimbledon could be, in addition to an Olympic Games in which the native of Belgrade will look for one of the few trophies that is missing.
In a recent interview, Marion Bartoli opened up on Djokovic’s current status: “When we see the final of Roland Garros between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev, who are obviously great champions, and the amount of unforced mistakes they continued to make, the cramps of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the semifinal, I have to think about one thing”, explains the former gala player. “Tell me how many times Novak Djokovic had cramps in finals against Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal that lasted more than five hours.
Talk about the number of mistakes made by these players in Grand Slam tournament finals, where the level is higher? I do not believe that this situation is the end of the era Novak Djokovic.”
Novak Djokovic
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Juan Martin del Potro launches an amazing new project
Juan Martin del Potro had the opportunity to achieve important goals
Juan Martin del Potro launches an amazing new project
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Juan Martin del Potro had the opportunity to achieve important goals in what is definitive by the experts the golden age of tennis. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have created epic rivalries and matches that can never be forgotten by fans.
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro© Jared C. Tilton / Staff Getty Images Sport
The Argentine has achieved excellent results against the Big 3: he defeated six times Nadal, seven Federer, who also defeated in the final at the US Open in 2009, and four Djokovic.
Juan Martin del Potro still has many projects
One of the most unlucky tennis players ever is undoubtedly Juan Martin del Potro. The Argentine tennis player who was slain by numerous injuries during his career where he often missed almost entirely seasons would like to attempt a noteworthy farewell to the next edition of the Us Open, only career slam won by the good giant against Roger Federer in 2009.
2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has officially announced the opening of the Del Potro Academy, a very exciting project for him in which he will use his own method for forging young talents in an impressive facility located in Florida, specifically in Palm Beach County and the city of Boynton Beach, where adults can also attend stages. In addition, it gave a glimpse of the possibility of playing some exhibition game at the end of this year, as revealed by Yahoo.
Juan Maritn del Potro, Shanghai 2017
Juan Maritn del Potro, Shanghai 2017© Lintao Zhang / Staff – Getty Images Sport
“It’s great to be part of this tennis era. I am very proud to have fought with them in big events and to have learned a lot. And not only Novak, also Rafael and Roger. They showed us how to be a good example for sports. They are the greatest players in the history of tennis, even three of the greatest athletes in the history of sport in general.
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