Paris (AFP)
Novak Djokovic, as always, was very mysterious about the pains that reduced him on Wednesday during his Roland-Garros quarter-final against Pablo Carreno, but stressed that everything had returned to order little by little, this which allowed him to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
"I didn't feel very good going on the court, things happened during the warm-up. I had to deal with these physical problems when I got on the court. It just got better and better. over the course of the match, I had less pain, "said the world No. 1.
"But you shouldn't take anything away from him (Carreno), he was better for a set and a half, he dictated the game. Me, I was very neutral, I lacked energy in my legs, in my movements, in the game in general. It took me a set and a half to feel good and play well ", he noted.
However, as usual, he refused to expand on the reasons for his pain.
“I had some neck and shoulder issues. That's all I'll say. I don't want to go into detail because I'm still in the tournament. I'm fine. Like I said. As the game progressed, my body warmed up and the pain subsided. It allowed me to play better and better, "he said.
He entered the court with a huge patch in his neck and massaged himself the inside of his left elbow several times before having the physiotherapist come twice to side changes to have his left bicep massaged.
Djokovic had withdrawn for the doubles tournament of Cincinnati in August (relocated in the bubble of the US Open) because of neck pain.
At the 2019 US Open, he retired in the 8th due to pain in his left shoulder.
For a while, the operation was finally not performed.
And in 2018, he had surgery on his right elbow after six months of hiatus and an attempt to return to the Australian Open.
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