Hamstring issue ‘not good at all,’ need god’s help: Novak Djokovic

Following a difficult second-round performance at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic acknowledges his left hamstring is “not good at all.”

Because of the seriousness of his hamstring injury, Novak Djokovic’s match with Enzo Couacaud went to four sets, which he eventually won

Djokovic was seen limping after points and took a break in the second set to see his physiotherapist.

Djokovic acknowledges his concerns over his health ahead of his Saturday third-round match against Grigor Dimitrov.

What did he say about his injury?

“It’s not good at all, to be honest with you,” he said at Melbourne Park. “I’ll take it day by day.

“It was better in the last match than tonight, to be honest. That’s all I can say now.”

“I just need God to help me now, and the physio and everyone. I’ll take it day by day and hopefully, I’ll be able to recover for a tough match-up in the next round.”

He was triggered by the drunk fan

Additionally, Djokovic had to plead with the chair umpire to take action against the unruly spectator who he said was drunk.  

“The guy is drunk out of his mind,” Djokovic told Murphy. “From the first point, he’s been provoking me. He’s not here to watch tennis, he just wants to get in my head, you heard him at least 10 times, I heard him 50.”

“What are you going to do about it? Get him out of the stadium.”

Despite liking the night session, Djokovic noted that the atmosphere had turned too “negative” while giving appreciation to Couacaud.

“It’s expected when you walk on the court as a favorite,” Djokovic said of the match. “Somebody playing his first time on Rod Laver Arena, you have to adapt and accept it.”

“It had a little bit of everything tonight. I’m glad to get through this kind of match in four sets. I wanted to get through in three but credit to him, he played really well in that second set.”

“It was interesting circumstances to deal with but that’s a grand slam – the atmosphere was electric but in a bit of a negative way.”

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