Novak Djokovic survives at Roland Garros. After having beaten the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the third round, in a match that ended after 3 in the morning, this Monday he experienced another epic battle, this time against the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo, whom he beat 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3.
The duel against the trans-Andean team had dramatic overtones, after he had to deal with physical discomfort that left him very ill-treated, but that did not prevent their hard-fought victory. Of course, the situation leaves great uncertainty for the next game.
“At the end of the game I didn’t feel pain because I took some medication. “I have undergone some tests that are positive, but tomorrow we will do other tests and we will see if I can continue playing.”explained the Serbian.
He also revealed that he has discomfort in his right knee, which worsened during the game. He even evaluated the option of retiring. “I got to wondering if I should continue playing or not with what was happening. I asked for more medication after the third set. I took the maximum dose I could take and started to feel the effects in the fourth set. I felt less limitations in my movements. In the fifth I played without pain, but the effect of the medications does not last forever, so we will see,” she indicated.
“I could hardly move, I didn’t want to make long exchanges and he (Cerúndolo) noticed it and he made a lot of drop shots, I moved a lot. “I wasn’t able to run.”he related.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, his rival in the quarterfinals, is eager to have a rematch after the definition of the 2023 edition. “I will play the quarterfinals in a few days against Novak. I have nothing to lose and I’m going to try to enjoy it. It will be another game against him, it is always tough. No matter where you play against him, he is one of the toughest challenges in our sport. Obviously we played here last year in the final. I will do my best to get revenge”, he stated.
If Novak Djokovic drops out, the consequences will be immediate, as he will lose the 1,600 points that he still has to defend for having won the crown last year.or that will cause the Italian Jannik Sinner to become the new number one in the world starting next Monday.
The peninsular, in this way, would be the first tennis player from his country to achieve it. Anyway, If Nole is still in the race, Sinner will have to advance to the final so as not to depend on the Balkan result.
