“I had worse injuries,” Novak Djokovic comes clear about his injury scares ahead of a hopeful Australian Open 2024

Novak Djokovic provides major updates about the wrist injury he caught during the match against Australia in the United Cup.

“I had worse injuries,” Novak Djokovic comes clear about his injury scares ahead of a hopeful Australian Open 2024

Novak Djokovic (image via: Imago)

Novak Djokovic, after having a superb season in2023,3 started off the new season with the United Cup. Nole and his team, Serbia, were eliminated in the match against Australia. Australia’s Alex de Minaur stunned the Serb with a superb performance. 

However, the news that caught the media headlines was the wrist injury that Nole caught during the match against De Minaur.

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With the mega event set to start on Sunday, the Serb was asked about the condition of his wrist after the match against Alex De Minaur.

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My wrist is good. I had time from the last match against De Minaur in the United Cup to my first match here to recover. I've been training well. Practice sessions pain-free so far. It's good. It's all looking good. Let's see how it goes.
In the pre-match conference, the 10-time Australian Open winner said

Djokovic is the most successful player in the history of the Australian Open. With a staggering 10 titles to his name, the Serb will be ready on the 14th to defend his title and clinch the 25th Grand Slam title of his career.

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Can the wrist injury cause some problems for Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open?

Nole has updated the media with some good news about his wrist. However, he hasn’t played a professional match after the discomfort he felt. This can be explained by the remarks he made during the press conference. 

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It's not as bad as some other injuries I had here. 2021 and last year I had worse injuries that I had to deal with. So, yeah, I mean, I can't predict whether it's going to come back. Once I start playing more matches, stress levels go higher. I don't know. We have to find out.
Nole said during the interview.

The defending champion will be up against Dino Prizmic in the first round of the tournament. Besides that, Nole can also come up against Andy Murray in his path to the quarterfinals.

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