After losing the ATP Finals in Belgrade, the world number one said he went through a tough physical time due to a condition he couldn’t fully recover from. He confirmed that it was not the Coronavirus.
It is not new that Novak Djokovic has many physical problems on his return to the circuit. After two disputed tournaments, the level of the Serb is far from being optimal for a world number one and in several matches he showed excessive fatigue. A situation to which he referred in a press conference after the final of the ATP in Belgrade and where he admitted that it was due to an illness from which he suffered.
But Nole was reserved during his comments. “This had never happened to me (constant feeling of extreme fatigue), but first in Monte Carlo and then here. That’s why I think it’s linked to the disease that I experienced, which was hard physically and also in terms of health. “, Launched the winner of 20 Grand Slam tournaments.
A statement which obviously suggested that he could refer to the Covid-19, which the tennis player denied. “It’s not about coronavirus, it has nothing to do with it, but I don’t want to give more details, but it’s something that affects my metabolism and my body. It looks like the recovery is taking longer than expected.” he added.
Despite his intention not to address the situation, the questions on the subject were constant, so Djoko had to bring up the illness again. “It’s worrying to have that feeling on the track. I didn’t feel tired until the end of the second set. The 5-4 game was long and that’s when I started to feel bad. It also happened to me in Monte Carlo.” he admitted after losing the final against Andrey Rublev (8th).
It must be remembered that this year 2022 has been at least tough for the Balkans , since his debut in the season had to be postponed after the Australian government banned him from playing the first Grand Slam of the year. In reality his first official match was just at the end of February in Dubai, where he lost in the second round.
After this event, he had to put the brakes on his season again, since As he was not vaccinated, he could not participate in the North American Masters 1000 which took place in March. Only now is he finding more regularity by being able to play the Brick Dust tour.
A regularity that is only on paper, since these physical complications cause obvious drops in level in competition. The Serbian’s intentions are to be able to defend his Roland Garros title, which with this illness and what he has shown on the court seems difficult to achieve. For the moment its schedule continues with the Masters 1000 in Madrid and Rome.
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