New York – Novak jokovich Quickly shook the back problem in the match Cam nory On Friday night, and at the age of 38, he became the oldest person to reach the fourth round of the US Open as Jimmy Consors were the same in 1991.
Djokovic pulled away from 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3, which he said that the tournament had the best serving performance.
The 24 -time Grand Slam Champion required medical attention near the end of the first set, when he seemed to be in danger to match his initial exit in the flushing meadows. But he recovered for the 69th time to reach the last 16 of a major, Matching Roger Federer for the most, and will face the German qualifier next time Life-long stuff,
Number 7-Varna Djokovic will not reveal the nuances of his injury in his on-court interview after the match.
“I’m good. I am young as always and strong as usual,” Djokovic said.
It was during a point of 5-3 in the first set that Djokovic raised his racket strangely to reach a volley and immediately showed indications that everything was not well. He tried to spread his back in the midst of points and barely ran for a ball that Nori hit a corner.
After that, Djokovic indicated the umpire of the chair that he wanted a journey from a trainer, and was soon going back to the locker room for a medical timeout, returning to his lower left. Djokovic soon returned to court and served to take the initial set.
At the time of 2–1 changes in the second set, Djokovic received a back massage sitting on the sideline and also offered bullets by a doctor.
This is the third time in a Grand Slam tournament in this season that Djokovic was hurt after an injury during a match – and the second time he had to stop. At the Australian Open in January, he tore a hamstring and will not continue after a set of his semi -finals. Alexander zweev,
In July Wimbledon, Djokovic took a strange fall in the last game of his quarterfinal win, taunted his waist muscles, and although he remained in the bracket there, he was clearly compromised during a semi -final loss against the final champion. Pronounced sinner,
The US Open was the first tournament of Djokovic since then and each of the first three matches has had some conflicts.
“My team wants me to suffer in the court so that I can get more minutes of match games,” they jokingly said.
