World No. 2 ranked Novak Djokovic survived a knee harm scare to storm into the semi-final by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas within the males’s singles tennis occasion at Paris Olympics 2024. His knee harm was aggravated in the course of the hard-fought second set and the 37-year-old required medical consideration on the courtroom. The Serbian was given pain-relieving medicine after an unlucky slip on the baseline of the Court docket Phillippe Chartier. The harm had left him struggling to maneuver round on the courtroom, however he managed to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in opposition to Tsitsipas on August 1, Thursday.
Djokovic expressed concern over his knee’s situation as he had suffered the same state of affairs in the course of the French Open 2024. The Serbian opted out of the Roland Garros after battling a knee harm and needed to bear surgical procedure to change into totally match forward of Wimbledon 2024. The Serbian star had tore his meniscus in June this yr and managed to get better in time for Wimbledon, the place he reached the ultimate and the Paris Olympics 2024.
Harm concern for Djokovic
The 37-year-old managed to succeed in the semi-final on the Olympic Video games for a report 4th time. He fell 0-4 after which 2-5 down within the second set however battled again to save lots of three set factors within the ninth sport. The 24-time Grand Slam title winner, then raced via the tie-break to report his twelfth win in 14 conferences in opposition to the Greek.
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“I dug deep and located a method,” Djokovic advised the reporters after the match. “Actually glad that I managed to win the match. I had a scare early within the second set with the knee, sort of a deja vu from what occurred a couple of months in the past at Roland Garros, the place I injured myself in a match, managed to complete the match victorious, however solely to seek out out the following day that I tore my meniscus.
“So I am hoping that is not the case this time. I do not know. I am actually involved, however I’ll let the medical workforce consider the knee, do examination. Tomorrow night time I feel I am taking part in an evening match at seven, so I’ve a while to get better and prepare. Hopefully I am going to have the ability to be bodily match for the semis.”
Djokovic’s quest for gold in Video games
Djokovic will face Italy’s eleventh seeded Lorenzo Musetti within the semi-final conflict on August 3, Saturday. Djokovic has gained six of his seven conferences in opposition to Musetti, together with three matches this season, together with the Wimbledon semi-final. Djokovic will look to not fall off the monitor in his quest to win his first-ever gold medal on the Olympic Video games. He gained a bronze medal in the course of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Serbian affirmed that he would give his all the things to combat for a medal for his nation.
“I feel even when [the medical staff] says that it isn’t okay, I am going to in all probability get on the courtroom and provides it a attempt,” stated Djokovic. “These are very uncommon possibilities to combat for a medal for my nation. So I’ll do all the things attainable within the subsequent – lower than 24 hours to place myself ready to combat for Serbia.”
