Novak Djokovic certainly doesn’t look like he just had knee surgery, with the Serbian flying high at Wimbledon.
Having withdrawn from the French Open last month, the world number two was forced to have a knee issue operated on.
But a remarkably quick recovery has been made by the 24-Grand Slam champion, just in time for Wimbledon.
And he has already stormed into the third round of the iconic tournament with very few issues, having won his opener in straight sets.
Djokovic eased past Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, earning a second round clash with Jacob Fearnley.
Novak Djokovic issues injury update after his Wimbledon second round win
The British wildcard certainly troubled the Serbian at times, but the latter emerged victorious 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
Djokovic has now provided an update on how he is feeling on the court after the surgery on his torn meniscus.
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“I do feel that it is having an impact on my movement a little bit in terms of the speed is not yet there where I want it to be,” Djokovic said in his second round press conference.
“I am late on the balls that I am normally not late on. That’s the part that comes with matches, so the longer I stay in the tournament, the better the chance that my movement will improve.
“The earlier rounds is where I am still a bit rusty on the movement, that’s what I felt today at least. But I don’t worry about re-injuring my knee.
“I don’t have time or energy to think about it, nor do I think it’s worth it. I wouldn’t be here unless I thought I was ready to compete at this level.”
Novak Djokovic admits to ‘struggling’ at Wimbledon
Djokovic clearly has grand plans at Wimbledon, and those plans could certainly be achieved given the start he has made.
The seven-time champion is just one title behind leader Roger Federer, although the Serbian did just join the Swiss on 19 Wimbledon second round appearances.
But the bigger tests are set to arrive in the latter stages of the tournament, with Australian Alexei Popyrin up next in round three.
Djokovic is evidently feeling confident in London, and has been backed by Andy Roddick to reach the final, but he has admitted to some struggles on the grass court.
“I am not feeling the pain but I am struggling a bit with movement and that’s fine,” Djokovic added. “It’s something that is workable. I can work on it on a daily basis.
“But it’s going to have the biggest effect on matches. The more matches and those types of situations I can have, the better I will play and move.”
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