Novak Djokovic lost his first match on Australian soil after an impressive 43-game winning streak. Due to health problems, the ATP leader was defeated at the United Cup by Alex De Minaur (4-6, 4-6), and at the end of the match he talked about his participation in the Australian Open-2024.

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Novak Djokovic confident of recovery ahead of 2024 Australian Open

Djokovic had not lost a formal match on Australian soil for six years and his 43-match winning streak was ended on Wednesday by defeat to home favorite De Minaur.

As in the previous match against Jiri Lehechka, Nole asked for a medical time-out due to problems with his right wrist.

The Serb’s fans were surprised to see the grimaces of their favorite during the medical treatment, but the head of the ATP assures that everything will be fine before the start of the Australian Open (January 16).

“I have enough time to be in the right shape for the Australian Open and that is the most important thing now. To be honest, I think I’ll be fine. The injury greatly affected the forehand and serve,” he says Novak Djokovicin.

The Serb then admits that he does not want to talk too much about his physical problems.

“I don’t want to spend too much time talking about it and giving credit to De Minaur. He played very hard as always. Congratulations to him, his team and my thoughts are already back to Melbourne.” – Novak Djokovic.

“I will try to recover, the procedure is no stranger to me. I have been in similar situations so many times and I know what I need to do to prepare.

In the last two or three years, I got injured right before the Australian Open and I managed to win each time in 2021 and 2023.

We will do everything to get the body in the right shape, in the optimal condition, so that I will be at the highest level throughout the Australian Open,” he concluded. Nole.

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Alex De Minaur ended Novak Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak in Australia. Nole’s last defeat on this country’s surface was in 2018, when he beat Jung Heon in the round of 16 at the Australian Open.

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