“It’s a minimum of six weeks to recover,” Jo-Wilfred Tsonga analyzes Novak Djokovic injury that ruled him out of 2024 Roland Garros

The Serbian suffered the injury during his fourth-round match at the 2024 Roland Garros.

“It’s a minimum of six weeks to recover,” Jo-Wilfred Tsonga analyzes Novak Djokovic injury that ruled him out of 2024 Roland Garros

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga reacts to Novak Djokovic's injury (Images via Imago, CNN)

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic pulled out of the 2024 Roland Garros due to an injury that he sustained during his fourth-round match against Francisco Cerundolo. The 37-year-old announced it through a social media post on Tuesday. This piece of news sent shockwaves in the tennis fraternity.

While Djokovic keeps on picking and choosing tournaments, his pulling out of a Grand Slam tournament indicated the extent of injury he has sustained. It was later confirmed that Djokovic had a torn medial meniscus in his right knee.

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The seriousness of the injury has kept everyone on their toes. Meanwhile, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, one of Djokovic’s rivals on the tour has analyzed the extent of the Serbina’s injury. Tsonga feels that it is a serious problem and will take some time to heal. He further claimed that if Djokovic undergoes surgery, it will take at least six weeks for him to recover.

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If he had to have surgery, in my own experience the doctors told me it was a minimum of six weeks to recover from the operation. So you have to assume that not much will happen for six weeks. Afterwards it also depends on the severity of the lesion, is it a very small lesion, does it really require surgical intervention? We don't know that yet, but we will find out in the coming weeks.
Jo-Wilfred Tsonga said about Novak Djokovic’s injury. (H/T: We Love Tennis)

Novak Djokovic’s struggles continue!

With this injury, Novak Djokovic‘s struggles in the 2024 season have continued. The Serbian ace has not had a single thing going his way. While it started with Djokovic failing to defend his title at the Australian Open, the 37-year-old suffered several setbacks in between before eventually getting ruled out of the year’s second Grand Slam tournament.

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Novak Djokovic (Via IMAGO)

The 24-time Grand Slam champion has not been able to win a single tournament so far and when he was looking in good rhythm, an injury has bogged him down. With Djokovic injuring his knee, he faces a threat of missing The Championships as well.

And in the worst case, the Serbian might even miss out on the Paris Olympics, which Djokovic has been waiting for so long. His dream to win a gold medal at the Games will be shattered. However, as there is an ample amount of time before the Olympics, Djokovic and his fans as well as the tennis fraternity will be hoping for him to recover and return to the tour.

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