Former world number one Andy Roddick believes that it will not be easy for Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic to return to the court in the near future after his recent injury.
The 37-year-old Djokovic is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic is having a difficult campaign this season. He has yet to play in the final of any event. His struggles continued as he was forced to withdraw from the ongoing French Open just before the start of his quarterfinal match against Norway’s Casper Ruud due to a knee injury.
It was later announced that the Belgrade-born star had undergone surgery, which is likely to rule him out of the upcoming Wimbledon and Paris Olympics as well. Roddick, who won one Grand Slam in his career, was quoted in a report by Tennis 365 suggesting that it will be hard for the legendary tennis star to return to full fitness easily because of his age and the nature of the injury.
“He has had surgery and a lot will depend on how bad the tear is,” Roddick commented. “When I was 17, I tore my meniscus; obviously, that is a younger body and played on it for like four or five months. Did it again a few months back and I just rested up, but the difference is I don’t have to play Wimbledon in a month.”