Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was forced to say goodbye to the Roland Garros tournament due to a torn meniscus in his knee and lost his world number 1 position.
Tuesday night (June 4, Hanoi time), Novak Djokovic Official announcement that he cannot continue to compete at Roland Garros.
Djokovic had an MRI in the afternoon, with results confirming he had a tear in the medial meniscus of his right knee.
Injury caused Djokovic to leave Roland Garros
The Serbian tennis player suffered an injury due to a slip in the third game of the second set. match in the 1/8 round with Francisco Cerundolo.
According to Nole, he has had knee problems in the past few weeks. This incident became more serious after Monday’s fall.
Djokovic also believes that his condition is caused by the poor quality of the Philippe Chatrier court.
After overcoming Cerundolo, in the second consecutive match of 5 sets, Djokovic was scheduled to face Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals. The match is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Nole’s withdrawal means Ruud goes straight to the semi-finals Roland Garros. The Norwegian will face the winner of the pair Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur.
At the same time, Djokovic also officially ceded the world number 1 position to Jannik Sinner – who just easily beat Grigor Dimitrov 3-0 in the quarterfinals (6-2, 6-4, 7-6[7-3]).
Sinner reached the semi-finals of Roland Garros and became world number 1
Djokovic must at least reach the final to keep the number 1 position. Now, Sinner takes the men’s tennis crown from the beginning of next week, regardless of the Italian player’s results at Roland Garros.
“What can I say? Being number 1 is everyone’s dream, but hearing the news that Djokovic was forced to leave is sad, I hope he recovers soon”Sinner spoke up after defeating Dimitrov.
The 2024 Australian Open champion continued: “What a special moment for me, I’m happy to share it with everyone who is watching me, especially in Italy. Thank you also to the Paris audience, and above all to my team , who support me every day”.
For Djokovic, saying goodbye to Roland Garros makes 2024 a difficult year for him. He has not been able to conquer the 25th Grand Slam and is currently doubted about his ability to attend Wimbledon next month.