The best tennis player in the world Novak Đoković he was operated on Paris after he withdrew from Roland Garros due to a knee injury, the media reported.
After announcing on Tuesday that he was withdrawing from Roland Garros due to an injury, Novak Djokovic decided to undergo surgery on the meniscus of his right knee in Paris, he announced. RTS.
The surgical intervention was performed this morning at a clinic in the capital of France, the media reports.
If there are no complications, the Serbian tennis player should get out of bed with the help of crutches in the next few hours.
According to the first estimates, if everything is done correctly, Djokovic will be out of action for three weeks, which means that he will miss Wimbledon, but there are real chances that he will play at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Pyrrhus' victory over Serundola
On Tuesday, Djokovic canceled training to go for an MRI, which showed that there is damage to the meniscus in his right knee, which forced him to withdraw from Roland Garros.
The best tennis player in the world qualified for the quarterfinals by defeating Argentine Francisco Serundola (3:2) and was supposed to play a quarterfinal match against Norwegian Kasper Rud today.
During the second set of the duel with Serundola, Djokovic injured his right knee after slipping due to the poor condition of the court in Paris.
He had to ask for help from the doctor on several occasions, but he managed to reach the quarterfinals and register a record 370th triumph in Grand Slam tournaments.
From Monday, Djokovic will not be the first on the ATP list, and he may even fall to the third position.