Djokovic underwent meniscus surgery in Paris and says goodbye to Wimbledon | Relief

Paris.- A day after leaving Roland Garros Novak Djokovic will undergo surgery this Wednesday at a Paris clinic for surgery on the meniscus of his right leg.This was reported by the French newspaper L’Equipe.

The expected period of absence is at least three weeks, so the publication assumes that Djokovic will miss Wimbledon, which takes place on the London grass from July 1 to 6.

Serbian tennis player, 37 years old.suffered a torn medial meniscus of his right leg on Monday during the 1/8 finals match at Roland Garros. against Argentine Francisco Serundolo. Nole was injured early in the second set, but After receiving treatment from physical therapists and taking painkillers, he was able to recover. and ended up winning 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 in almost five hours.

The next day, Tuesday, Djokovic underwent an MRI in Paris and a few hours later informed the tournament organizers of his refusal to participate.. With the departure, Nole lost the opportunity to win his 25th Grand Slam title and also said goodbye to number one in the ATP rankings, a position that Jannik Sinner will take over from Monday.

However, his absence from Wimbledon gives you the opportunity to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris. Olympic gold It is the only thing missing from the Serbian’s record and he will be fighting to be ready to step on court again in Paris at the end of July.

It was this motivation for the Games that prompted Novak to undergo the operation, despite the fact that the Belgrade representative does not support this kind of intervention. Since this Wednesday, Djokovic has been thinking only about recovery, the goal of which is to return to the Parisian capital.