There are more doubts than certainties about themselves Novak Djokovic you will be able to play your match of round of 16 of the Australian Open against Milos Raonic. The Serb, who drags one abdominal injury from the meeting in front of Taylor Fritz, still did not confirm whether he will jump at the Rod Laver Arena this Sunday.
Already with his place secured in the round of 16, Djokovic noted: “I’m not sure if I’ll be able to play the next game“And then the alarm went off when it was confirmed he would not train in the pre-match duel against the Canadian. Although No. 1 has been consulting different medical opinions and is trying to recover for the next meeting, it is not yet known under what conditions he will arrive.
Against the American, it was in the middle of the third set when, after slipping by others, he began to feel discomfort in the part of his oblique abs. The Serbian’s physical performance was not the same during this set or during the fourth quarter, which were in favor of Fritz, who questioned these alleged serious pains.
In case of appearing before Raonic, this will be the confrontation number 12 between the two. The history exposes notorious differences: Nole won at every opportunity, And two of those wins were in sets run in the 2015 and 2020 editions of the Australian Open.
It should be noted that it will not be the only interesting match of the day. Dominic Thiem against Grigor Dimitrov will go from one side, Alexander Zvérev will face Dusan Lajovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime will play against Aslan Karatsev, Diego Schwartzman’s executioner in running sets.