Craig Tiley clears up doubts regarding Novak Djokovic.
The Australian Open boss confirmed in conversation with SEN Sportsday the impairment of the Serb in his tenth triumph Down Under and at the same time revealed the extent of the injury. (NEWS: Everything regarding tennis)
“He has a three centimeter tear in his thigh,” Tiley said, adding, “Doctors will confirm that.”
He countered the suspicions that the 35-year-old’s injury saw a show. “There was a lot of speculation regarding the truthfulness of this information,” Tiley referred to the discussions regarding the health of the new number one in the ATP world rankings. (SERVICE: The ATP World Rankings)
He conceded that it was hard to believe Djokovic might pull off such performances with this injury, “but he’s remarkable,” he ennobled the Serb.
Djokovic agreed following his second round win once morest Enzo Couacaud Eurosport: “To be honest: It’s not good at all. It is up to God to help me.” (REPORT: All just a big bluff?)
After Triumph in the final once morest Stefanos Tsitsipas Djokovic was once more forced to comment. “Some comments bother me a little,” he admitted, which is why he wanted to ensure transparency.
Even with his Melbourne win two years ago The man from Belgrade, who has now caught up with record winner Rafael Nadal with 22 Grand Slam successes, had to face speculation regarding his physical condition. At that time, following the match in round three once morest Taylor Fritz, he was accused of simulating in difficult situations in order to be able to take a medical timeout.
