Djokovic: “Nobody questions other people’s injuries, only mine”

He arrived as a favorite and, despite everything, he is making good forecasts. Novak Djokovic, after sweeping the Australian Álex de Minaur, 24th in the world at 23 years old, He is already in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where he will face Andrey Rublev (6th, 25 years old). His path to the Russian player, however, has not been a bed of roses. Nole came launched to the first Grand Slam of the season, with the title in Adelaide to start the year, but also with physical problems, focused on his left thigh. During the first week, the Serbian has interspersed gestures of pain with forceful victories, such as the 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2 endorsement of De Miñaur, a major rival. Some voices, for this reason, have mistrusted the physical state transmitted by Djokovic himself, directly accusing him of faking your inconvenience.

“I leave the doubts to those people. let them doubt Only my injuries are in question. When other players get injured, they are the victims, but when it’s me, I’m faking it. It’s very interesting… I don’t feel like I have to prove anything to anyone.”Djokovic himself has defended himself before the media in his country, in statements collected by Sports club. “I have the MRI, ultrasound and everything else, both from two years ago and now. Whether I’ll post it in my documentary or on social media depends on how I feel. Maybe it will, maybe not. I’m not interested right now in what people think and say. It’s fun, it’s interesting to see how the narrative around me continues, a narrative that is different compared to other players. who have been going through a similar situation. But I’m used to it, and it gives me more strength and motivation”, added Nole.

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Ahead of him, the current number 5 in the world has a promising week. If his thigh problems are anything to go by (he was very sore against Khachanov, but in much better shape against De Minaur), he is even more of a title contender than he was at the start of the Grand Slam. The favorites have been falling and the table, always unpredictable, has apparently remained clear, with Rublev’s challenge as one of the biggest challenges to overcome. “It’s the best tennis I’ve played this year, in this tournament and so far this season. My best match. I am very happy because, obviously, as the tournament progresses, the games are going to get tougher. I am very happy to win like this. For feeling really good in terms of mobility and movement of my leg, which is great news. I go day by day. We are doing a lot of things and it is exhausting to be on so many treatments and machines, but it is necessary. Tonight I didn’t feel any pain”, Novak revealed after beating Álex. His evolution will determine practically everything in the second week of the tournament, which can lead to his 22nd week, the one with the tie with Nadal.