Novak Djokovic, the tennis legend, performed with a outstanding 3-centimeter (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring throughout his triumphant run to a record-extending tenth Australian Open title, event director Craig Tiley revealed on Wednesday.
The Serbian, who suffered the hamstring harm en path to profitable the warm-up title in Adelaide, received the season-opening main after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s ultimate for a males’s document twenty second Grand Slam title, matching Rafa Nadal’s haul.
“This guy I did see, he had a 3-centimeter tear in his hammy,” Tiley informed SEN Sportsday. “Absolutely (I noticed the scans), the medical doctors are going to let you know the reality.
“There was quite a lot of hypothesis about whether or not it was true or not, it is exhausting to imagine that they will do what they do with these sorts of accidents.
“He’s remarkable, to deal with it extremely professionally.”
Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic mentioned after the ultimate that the world No. 1 battled the harm, which might have pressured most gamers to give up.
“He’s so focused on everything he does, with every single minute of the day,” Tiley added. “That’s what he eats, what he drinks, when he does it, how he does it.
“There’s no breakdown or mental breakdown in anything that he does. He’s been through a lot and to win 10 Australian Opens, I don’t think that’s ever going to be repeated… He’ll hold a significant place in the history of the Australian Open.”
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