The most awaited man at the 2023 Australian Open is undoubtedly him, the Serbian champion Novak Djokovic, ready to take revenge after what happened last year with Tennis Australia who boycotted him due to refusing the Covid vaccine.
The preparation phase for the 2023 Australian Open continues and most of the big names on the circuit have already arrived in Melbourne to get ready for the first major tournament of 2023. In the last few hours, however, there has been a strong concern about the Serbian champion, a concern that is still worring, and which casts some doubts on his presence in Melbourne.
The Serbian tennis player had a training match against the Russian champion and his friend Daniil Medvedev. However, in the last few hours optimism has filtered through the staff surrounding the Serbian champion: Djokovic should recover from the injury before the start of the Grand Slam Down Under, although some doubts remain.
A 75-minute session which served as preparation for the tournament but which cast new and dangerous shadows on the tennis player’s future. Djokovic retired about halfway through training (after 36 minutes) and alarmed fans and insiders alike.
Spaniard Pablo Andujar, reserve for one of the two, continued training with Medvedev. A situation that, in any case, a few days before the Melbourne tournament, is worrying everyone a bit.
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The training set between Djokovic and Medvedev had seen the Russian win the set 6-4 but Nole showed important signs of suffering.
An important signal in view of Friday’s performance against Nick Kyrgios (sold out in less than an hour and eagerly awaited by the public) and above all in view of the American tournament. It’s not Nole’s first annoyance in this first phase of the season.
The Serbian tennis player won the Adelaide 1 tournament last week and although he showed he is the strongest on this surface, the tennis player suffered physical problems during the semifinal of the tournament, again against Medvedev.
A situation to be monitored in view of a demanding tournament that will last two weeks anyway. Nole has already had major physical problems in the past (see what happened in 2021) but now there’s curiosity to understand how Nole will react to all of this. The champion wants to join Rafa at 22 Grand Slams but there is now anxiety among the fans.
