“I called the whole world, Fritz, Wawrinka, Ibrahimovic,” Novak Djokovic shows immense gratitude to people who helped him through his recovery

Novak Djokovic will face Vit Kopriva in the first round at Wimbledon 2024.

“I called the whole world, Fritz, Wawrinka, Ibrahimovic,” Novak Djokovic shows immense gratitude to people who helped him through his recovery

Novak Djokovic (L) and Taylor Fritz (R) (Via Imago)

Novak Djokovic has finally confirmed his participation in the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after several days of doubts about his fitness. Having recently had knee surgery, he admitted that the recovery process was not easy and had to turn to a few of his friends for help and advice.

The Serbian suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee, which forced him to withdraw from the French Open and undergo surgery. With little to no hopes of recovering on time for Wimbledon, Djokovic’s participation in the grass Major hung in the balance. 

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However, Djokovic has since confirmed his Wimbledon participation. In a recent interview, he disclosed that he had called many people to gain knowledge and know their opinions during his recovery, including Taylor Fritz. 

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The truth is that I called the whole world [Taylor] Fritz, [Stan] Wawrinka, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, I wanted to know everything, they helped me a lot and I wanted to thank them. The process was long but we managed to meet this challenge, I think my surgeon is there.

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Novak Djokovic admits to being pain-free after beating Daniil Medvedev in an exhibition match

Novak Djokovic looked like he was back to full fitness in his recent win against Daniil Medvedev in an exhibition match. He registered a straight-forward 6-3, 6-4 win against the Russian. 

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Novak Djokovic (Via Imago)

Although he wore a gray band on his knee during the match, he did not seem to struggle with his movement. He later admitted that he was back to playing without pain once again.  

I can tell you that pain-free tennis is the best tennis. I was pain-free and I’m really glad. It was a great test obviously against one of the best players in the world. 

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Djokovic is set to face Vit Kopriva in the first round at Wimbledon on July 1 (Monday). It will be his first competitive match since his injury-enforced withdrawal from the French Open.

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