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‘Feeling Soreness of My…’ – Novak Djokovic Drops Unfortunate Health Update After a Tough Laver Cup Defeat

Published 09/26/2022, 1:53 PM EDT

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It was an unexpected end to this year’s Laver Cup. Team World won their first-ever title against Team Europe, which comprised the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Nadal. 

On the other hand, Novak Djokovic of the team Europe dropped a worrisome update on his injury after losing his third fixture at the Laver Cup 2022. The former world No. 1 went down to Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (3). During the post-match conference, the Serbian star revealed that he was struggling with an injury to his right wrist.

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Novak Djokovic gives an update on his right wrist injury

On Day 2, Djokovic earned two victories for Team Europe earlier in the day. The first was a singles victory over Frances Tiafoe, and the second was a doubles victory alongside Matteo Berrettini over Jack Sock and Alex de Minaur. However, Djokovic was of the opinion that the earlier two matches elevated his wrist injury. 

You always have to generate a lot of wrist action and speed, which could be the case why I have been feeling soreness of my right wrist.said the 35-year-old.

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He further said, “I am not worried about my level, but I am a bit about the wrist. I am going to try to take care of it with my physio, to be ready for my first match in Tel Aviv.” The last time Djokovic played was back in July 2022, in the Wimbledon final, where he defeated Nick Kyrgios to win his fourth consecutive title.

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Djokovic drops a hint on his schedule for the rest of 2022

Novak Djokovic now has permission to play in upcoming tournaments in several world regions, despite disqualifying him from the North American competition. Amidst his injury concerns, Djokovic revealed the list of tournaments he will be participating in over the next few months.

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The 21-time Grand Slam champion will now compete at the Tel Aviv Open this week. Later, he will participate in the competition at the Astana Open, which takes place between October 3 to October 9. Following that, Djokovic has plans to compete in the Paris Masters tournament. 

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Sampreet Shetty is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in engineering, he started his professional career as a content writer. Sampreet started following tennis after witnessing Andy Murray's exploits on the ATP tour during his heyday.
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