At the age of 38, Novak Djokovic shows that he is still strong enough to compete with the younger generation in Grand Slam tournaments. Nearly a month ago, he won tickets to the semi -finals of Roland Garros after defeating the world 3 of the world Alexander Zverev. Currently, the Serbian tennis player is aiming to the next goal at Wimbledon – where he had 7 times crowned.
During the opening match this morning, Djokovic had a encounter with Alexandre Muller (in the world 41 in the world). The reigning runner-up starts the match perfectly when easy to win the first set of 6-1. The Serbian tennis player also controlled the second set, but let Muller dragged into the tie-break series. Here, he lost with the score of stars 7-9.
Notably, in Set 3, Djokovic suffered from severe abdominal pain and had to call medical in the field twice. He was taken care of by both doctor and physiotherapist, even having to take painkillers. Meanwhile, Muller also asked to pause to check the leg injury.
After a chaotic time, Djokovic is a better recovery. The 38-year-old winner won the remaining two sets with a score of 6-2. In each set, he has twice won the break and does not lose any gaming game.
Sharing about his health situation, Djokovic said: “To be honest, I have moved from the most fullness to the worst in just 45 minutes. I don't know if it is due to stomach virus or anything else. I struggled with it, but quickly regained energy by taking some miraculous pills from the doctor.”
When asked if he had thought of giving up, Djokovic asserted: “No, absolutely no. I never thought it was a choice. I know the body is having a problem in the stomach and just wait for it to soften, and it is true that it has settled down.”
With this result, Djokovic has officially won tickets to the second round of Wimbledon 2025. Here, he will encounter the host player Daniel Evans. Yesterday, this 35-year-old general surpassed Jay Clarke with a score of 6-1 7-5 6-2.
