Djokovic 'pain free' as he plays exhibition match

Novak Djokovic has said he is "pain free" aft coming done an accumulation lucifer against Daniil Medvedev anterior to nan commencement of Wimbledon adjacent week.

The Serb tore nan medial meniscus successful his correct knee astatine nan French Open and had surgery 3 weeks agone which put his information astatine nan All England Club successful doubt.

However Djokovic, wearing strapping connected his knee, hit world number 5 Medvedev 6-3 6-4 connected Friday and seems group to play astatine Wimbledon, which starts connected 1 July.

"I tin show you I enjoyed myself really, really much," said nan 37-year-old.

"I tin show you that pain-free tennis is nan champion tennis. I was symptom free and I'm really glad. It was a awesome trial evidently against 1 of nan champion players successful nan world.

"I've played a mates of believe sets but I really wanted to trial myself. The trial was very successful truthful I'm evidently really glad. It's been an aggravated 3 weeks aft surgery, spending a batch of hours rehabbing.

"I benignant of ever wanted to springiness myself a chance to beryllium successful London. I deliberation my surgeon is here. He's nan MVP for judge nan past 3 weeks. I'm trying to return it time by time and spot really acold it goes."

Djokovic is simply a seven-time Wimbledon champion and has been drawn against debutant Vit Kopriva of nan Czech Republic successful nan first information of this year's championship.

If he plays it will beryllium his 19th quality astatine nan writer tribunal Grand Slam.

Djokovic has reached nan Wimbledon last for nan past 5 years, losing nan 2023 showpiece to Carlos Alcaraz successful a memorable five-set lucifer connected Centre Court.

"He seems to beryllium fine," said Medvedev. "You ne'er cognize what he feels wrong of him.

"It's a five-set lucifer connected writer [at Wimbledon], which is ne'er easy for nan knee, truthful I don't cognize really it's going to spell during nan matches. But he seemed to beryllium moving well, moreover if I sewage him disconnected defender a small bit."