Simply three weeks after present process knee surgical procedure, Novak Djokovic is again on the tennis court docket and able to play at Wimbledon.
The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion withdrew from the French Open on June 4 after struggling a torn meniscus through the second set of his fourth-round win in opposition to Francisco Cerundolo.
In accordance with a report by Charlie Eccleshare of the Athletic, Djokovic “seemed to be shifting high-quality” through the roughly 40-minute observe match with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Thursday. Eccleshare added that Djokovic “didn’t look like in discomfort because the pair performed for a set and a bit.”
Per the report, Sinner received the set and “there have been occasions when Djokovic was just a little irritable, however afterwards he was in excessive spirits.”
“He posed together with his staff and invited floor employees onto the court docket for a photograph and to supply his thanks,” Eccleshare wrote.
The 37-year-old Serbian has been coaching at Wimbledon since Monday and would be the match’s No. 2 seed.
Following his competitors on the All England Membership, Djokovic might have an opportunity to win his first Olympic gold medal, because the Summer time Video games in Paris start on July 26, 12 days after the Wimbledon males’s singles remaining. Djokovic received his solely Olympic medal through the 2008 Summer time Video games in Beijing, taking house a bronze.
The season’s remaining main (the U.S. Open) is scheduled for Aug. 18 to Sept. 8.