Djokovic on Roger: "He still has knee problems"

Novak Djokovic chats out of the sewing box. When the Serbian world number 1 in the “Sport Club” explains to the press what his “Adria Tour” is all about, Roger Federer and Rafal Nadal are also an issue.

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“Rafa, Roger and I communicated more than usual due to all the constant changes caused by this pandemic to help poorly placed players,” said Djokovic when asked about the participation of the two top stars. What did the Swiss tell him? «Federer still has knee problems. So no, I didn’t ask him if he wanted to play here, »said Djokovic.

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Most recently, Federer told Gustavo Kuerten that he is currently not training. But there was no question of knee problems.

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Federers Severin Lüthi said at the end of April: “He is still a little under construction. He did the rehab and then started conditioning training. The first 6 weeks were perfect. Then there were two weeks when things didn’t go so well, where things went a little slower. But now everything is going well again. The positive thing for him is that it won’t start so soon. »

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Federer is still on schedule

Federer leaves his knee all the time in the world to heal completely. After the meniscus operation in February, a comeback in Wimbledon was planned at the end of June at the latest. But there is currently no need to hurry.

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Djokovic’s tour is scheduled to take place from June 13th to July 5th in his Serbian homeland as well as in Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia. Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov are among them.

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Like Federer, Nadal is not even invited. “He just started training and I talked to him about the US Open last week, but I didn’t ask him,” says Djokovic. “I don’t think he wanted to come and play here if I invited him.”

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Stan gives Djokovic a basket

On the other hand, Djokovic received a basket from Stan Wawrinka. The Romand confirms to RTS that he has declined an invitation from Djokovic. “At the moment, I haven’t fully resumed tennis,” said Stan. He only keeps himself physically fit. “I will continue to work more intensively from June.” As long as he is not in great shape, he does not want to play matches to avoid the risk of injury.

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Djokovic on Roger: “He still has knee problems”

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