Former world No.1 Novak Djokovic will provide an update on his elbow injury later this week after undergoing treatment in Canada.
The Serbian hasn’t played or trained since his withdrawal from the Wimbledon Championships. Facing Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals, he retired during the second set due to a elbow injury. He admitted that the problem has been bothering him on and off for the past 18 months.
“I started feeling it at the beginning of the tournament.” Djokovic said about his injury at Wimbledon. “The level of pain was always increasing and today (July 12th) was the worst day. I tried what I could do to get it in condition to be able to play.
“All the treatments couldn’t really help. The serve and forehand were the shots I could feel it most.”
Aiming to return to full health, Djokovic recently visited Toronto to undergo treatment on his elbow. Details about the trip is currently limited and it is not known what the doctor has advised him to do. Recently speculation have mounted that he may take a break from the sport to fully recover.
Djokovic is in Toronto to get elbow treatment. He is not practicing yet. pic.twitter.com/4nrQ29McVs
— Luigi Gatto (@LuisGatTWI) 22 July 2017
Serbian news website B92 have confirmed that Djokovic will hold a press conference during the week in Belgrade. It is expected that he will outline what his plans are for the rest of the season and if he will undergo surgery to fix the issue. The specific date and time of the press conference is yet to be confirmed.
Djokovic’s next scheduled tournament is the Rogers Cup, which will get underway on August 7th. The Serbian is the defending champion at the event after defeating Kei Nishikori in last year’s final. He is currently also on the entry list for the US Open, but it is possible that he could withdraw from the event depending on his health.
The 30-year-old has a total of 3740 points to defend during the second half of the season. The second higest tally on the men’s tour after Andy Murray (5460 points).
