Novak Djokovic introduced his withdrawal from the Roland Video games of the French Open because of a “medial meniscus tear” in his knee. The 37-year-old tennis participant penned a public assertion through his Instagram on Tuesday, June 4.
“I’m actually unhappy to announce that I’ve to withdraw from Roland Garros,” Novak wrote. “I performed with my coronary heart and gave my all in yesterday’s match and sadly, because of a medial meniscus tear in my proper knee, my crew and I needed to make a troublesome determination after cautious consideration and session.”
Novak added that he needs “the very best of luck to the gamers competing this week and sincerely thank the unimaginable followers for all the love and continued assist.”
“See you quickly. With love and gratitude, Nole,” the athlete concluded on the finish of his caption.
Novak’s announcement got here simply sooner or later after his victory in opposition to Francisco Cerúndolo. Though he appeared ready to tackle Francisco once more sooner or later, Novak admitted to a gaggle of reporters that his knee was in ache. In response to CNN, Novak admitted the ache solely subsided towards the tip of the match after taking medicine.
“At one level, I didn’t know, to be trustworthy, whether or not I ought to proceed or not with what’s occurring,” Novak advised reporters, in keeping with the outlet. He additionally identified that he began feeling “slight discomfort” in his knee earlier than the match. Nonetheless, the tennis professional added that it wasn’t “an damage that may be regarding me in any respect.”
To make issues worse, Novak revealed that the numerous quantity of rain in Paris brought on him to slide “approach too many occasions,” possible aggravating the damage.
“I’ve slipped and fallen on the clay many occasions in my life, and on grass as properly, however this was simply too many occasions immediately,” Novak defined to the press. “May this damage have been prevented? Presumably, if there was just a bit bit extra frequent care of the courtroom throughout the set. That’s principally all I requested for.”