After training this Monday with the Argentine Federico Coria (71st) at a pace in crescendo for two hours, the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (2nd) offered his first statements hand in hand in Wimbledona competition in which he defends the final and has not yet defined whether he will compete.
“The truth is that I’m not surprised to be here. My plan from the beginning was to try to come and play, so this is exactly what I’m trying. Right now I’m training, I want to see how it goes. But one thing is clear to me: I will only play if I am prepared to go far and fight for the title”, the Spanish news agency EFE reported on the legendary Balkan, who underwent a meniscus operation last Wednesday, June 5, after not appearing in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros.
In tune, the former world number 1, who has already been crowned seven times on the London grass and looked knee and forearm protectionexpressed: “I didn’t come here to spend a couple of rounds. I want to take it day by day, studying well how I feel and how I feel, and if I can compete to the maximum. If I see that I can’t play I will give someone else the opportunity. Not that I’m going over the edge, but I hope that happens in the next few days. I wouldn’t be here without the doctors permission”.
“I can’t give too many details about my knee, although I can tell you that it is improving. The rehabilitation is meeting its deadlinesDay by day we move forward, every morning I feel a little better. That is what gives me hope and motivation to continue moving forward. I still have a week left to prepare, I think it may be enough time,” said the owner of 98 titles, who has not yet won during the current season.
Finally, the 37-year-old born in Belgrade ruled out that he is going to give up in the near future: “I am not here to play a single match, nor do I plan to retire and have this be my last Wimbledon.Nothing is further from reality. I want to continue. It was bad luck but that’s sport. I manage this reality the best I can with my team. In the last two weeks I invested many hours in rehabilitation, many more than if I were not injured.”
