Djokovic to travel to Wimbledon but unsure on playing

Novak Djokovic has decided to recreation to Wimbledon and is owed to get connected Monday - but nan seven-time champion does not yet cognize if he will beryllium capable to compete aft undergoing knee surgery.

Serbia's Djokovic withdrew from nan French Open aft his fourth-round triumph complete Francisco Cerundolo, successful which he tore nan medial meniscus successful his correct knee.

The 37-year-old had room successful Paris conscionable 17 days ago, but wants to springiness himself nan champion imaginable chance of playing by practising astatine nan All England Club.

Wimbledon, which starts connected 1 July, seemed a agelong changeable astatine nan time, and his hopes of returning to Paris to effort and triumph a first Olympic golden badge besides appeared successful nan balance.

But since past Djokovic has posted 2 upbeat videos connected Instagram.

The first showed him utilizing an workout motorcycle and limb weight instrumentality successful nan gym, and nan 2nd - posted connected Thursday - followed him running, doing lunges and hitting a tentative serve.

“We support building time by day,” was nan connection to his 14.6 cardinal followers.

Djokovic has reached nan last astatine Wimbledon for nan past 5 years and mislaid past year’s showpiece to Carlos Alcaraz successful a memorable five-set lucifer connected Centre Court.

He did not norm retired playing astatine Wimbledon successful a societal media station aft nan operation, writing: “My emotion for this athletics is beardown and nan desire to compete astatine nan highest level is what keeps maine going.

"I’m going to do my champion to beryllium patient and fresh to return to nan tribunal arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Three years ago, Taylor Fritz was capable to scope nan 3rd information astatine Wimbledon aft a akin cognition connected his correct knee during nan French Open.

The American was taken disconnected tribunal successful a wheelchair aft damaging his correct meniscus erstwhile lucifer constituent down successful nan 2nd information against Dominik Koepfer.

But astatine SW19 conscionable a period later, he was capable to hit Brandon Nakashima complete 4 sets and Steve Johnson complete five, earlier losing to Alexander Zverev.

That had not escaped Djokovic’s attention, and Fritz revealed astatine Queen’s Club earlier this week that nan 24-time Grand Slam champion had been successful touch.

“I told him what it was for illustration for me. A batch of it comes down to nan inflammation and really you react,” he told reporters.

"When I did it, I couldn't moreover walk. People are different. You beautiful overmuch person your afloat spot immediately.

"It's much conscionable nan inflammation from nan surgery. As agelong arsenic you tin get that down and commencement playing without it puffing up again, you're going to beryllium good to play."

Being capable to triumph 7 five-set matches successful a fortnight whitethorn beryllium beyond moreover Djokovic, but a accelerated betterment intends he will astatine slightest beryllium successful London to spot whether a 19th quality astatine nan championships is realistic.