Novak Djokovic has stated he’ll solely play at Wimbledon if he feels he can “struggle for the title” as he continues his restoration from knee surgical procedure.
The file 24-time Grand Slam champion and seven-time Wimbledon winner tore the medial meniscus in his proper knee on the French Open, pulling out of the quarterfinals earlier than present process surgical procedure on June 6.
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The 37-year-old has but to totally verify his return to motion on the third Slam of the season, however he arrived on the All England Membership on Sunday and practiced on the court docket on Monday.
“I did not come right here to play a number of rounds,” Djokovic stated BBC. “If I do know I can play near my greatest or at my greatest, then I’ll play. If not, I will give another person an opportunity to play.
“Rehabilitation goes in the appropriate route day-after-day, it is getting higher and higher by a number of p.c. It provides me hope and encourages me to maintain going.
“I am taking issues one step at a time. I am not pushing myself to 100% but, however hopefully that can occur within the subsequent few days.”
He added: “I will solely actually play if I do know I am in adequate form to go far within the event and problem for the title, in order that’s a situation.”
Wimbledon runs from July 1 to 14, with the boys’s and ladies’s singles attracts going down on Friday, June 28.
Carlos Alcaraz received the second of his three Grand Slam titles by defeating Djokovic in final yr’s Wimbledon ultimate
Had he performed, it will have been Djokovic’s nineteenth look at Wimbledon, with the world No.2 seeking to finish his title drought in 2024.
The Serb received three of his 4 Grand Slams final yr, together with his solely loss coming within the ultimate at SW19, the place he was crushed in 5 units by Carlos Alcaraz.
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