Novak Djokovic injured his left hamstring shortly before the start of the Australian Open. The Serbian champion still won the title in Adelaide, but he didn’t show up in Melbourne in perfect condition. The former world number 1, who is hunting for his tenth ‘Down Under’ seal, suffered some problems in the first three rounds of the Happy Slam, and then unleashed a screaming performance against Alex de Minaur in the round of 16.
The 35-year-old from Belgrade got rid of the landlord without difficulty, who was largely powerless in front of him. The next obstacle on Nole’s path is the name of Andrey Rublev, who somewhat surprisingly eliminated Holger Rune.
It is useless to reiterate that ‘Djoker’ is the big favorite to win the title, even more so after the eliminations of Rafa Nadal and Daniil Medvedev. In a lengthy interview with Wide World of Sports, Australian legend Todd Woodbridge questioned the extent of Djokovic’s injury to his left leg.
Woodbridge reflects on Djokovic’s injury
“It looks a bit dodgy between points but once Novak Djokovic starts running there is absolutely no problem with how he is moving. I’m not saying it’s gamesmanship, it’s pretty obvious he has a bit of a niggle, but at times it looks like it’s about to snap off, so he’s playing it up nicely here and…
