Novak Djokovic has almost absolutely recovered from the hamstring harm that reduce his Australian Open marketing campaign brief and is now targeted on securing his a hundredth singles title at this month’s Qatar Open.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion was compelled to retire in his semifinal in opposition to Alexander Zverev final month as a result of harm.
The world No. 7 confronted boos from the group at Melbourne Park however responded by sharing an MRI scan of his left hamstring, captioned: “Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury ‘experts’ out there.”
He additionally withdrew from Serbia’s Davis Cup first-round qualifier, the place they had been defeated by Denmark.
“There is no more rupture in the muscle, the injury is almost 100% healed,” Djokovic, 37, advised Montenegrin each day Vijesti in an interview revealed Monday.
“I have the green light from the medical team to be able to train, to be able to prepare. The tournament in Doha is scheduled for a week now, so I am sticking to the schedule. Thank God, I managed to recover quickly.”
“I have had a few more injuries lately than I did in the first 15 years of my career. That probably comes with age, but my body still listens to me, the flame and desire for achievement and new achievements still burns in me.”
At the Feb. 17-22 Qatar Open, Djokovic shall be hoping to turn into solely the third man to win 100 singles titles on the tour within the skilled period, becoming a member of Jimmy Connors (109) and former rival Roger Federer (103).
The Serbian, whose 99th title got here in August together with his victory on the Paris Olympics, got here closest to profitable his a hundredth on the Shanghai Masters, the place he was crushed by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the closing in October.
“I hope that the 100th trophy can come already in Doha. I’ve been chasing it for a long time, since October last year, but about that – it will come when it’s supposed to come,” mentioned the 37-year-old, who received the title in Doha in 2016 and 2017.
“I know it will come. We’ll see when and where.”
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