"I got constant treatment before, during, after the match": Novak Djokovic addresses injury concerns at 2024 United Cup, targeting Australia tie

Novak Djokovic had some doubting his Australian Open participation after he limped through against Jiri Lehecka at the United Cup and didn't play doubles as his protege Hamad Medjedovic and Olga Danilovic won through.

But it is an issue with his wrist that has been ongoing for a while and saw issues and doubts pointed towards him as far back as the Laver Cup in 2022 against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Videos saw him having this issue after training earlier in the day and he confirmed that and said that he was having treatment throughout to address it.

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"It happened in the warmup today before the match. I basically got constant treatment before the match, during the match, after the match, you know, trying to address the issue that I'm facing today in the best possible way," said Djokovic addressing the issue.

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"I mean, it's not the first time that I have faced these kind of circumstances at such a high level of professional tennis. I know professional sport in general, these things happen. I think it's not a major concern, because I still managed to finish the match and managed to play well, even though I maybe wasn't feeling 100%, but still, you know, it allowed me to finish the match."

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But he hopes to be back in time to face Australia tomorrow in a crunch Quarter-Final for Serbia. "Hopefully I'll have enough time to recover for tomorrow's tie against Australia that is in the afternoon hours, so, you know, more time for us."