Pat Cash and top doctor say Novak Djokovic is ‘one wrong step’ away from …
Australian tennis legend Pat Cash and a top doctor agree that Novak Djokovic’s hamstring injury is very serious – and ‘one wrong step’ could ruin the tournament for the Serb superstar.
The nine-time champion told media on Monday night that he was being singled out for criticism around the leg issues he has been suffering, and angrily denied that he’s been exaggerating the extent of the injury.
Pat Cash and top doctor say Novak Djokovic is ‘one wrong step’ away from …
Djokovic’s hamstring has been bandaged throughout the tournament, though there was no sign of any ill effects in his recent performance against Australia’s Alex de Minaur.
Cash and sports medicine professional Dr Peter Larkins believe the hamstring isΤ certainly on the mend, but it wouldn’t take much to derail Djokovic.
There is no doubt there is a risk he could do something in the next few matches. It could be a strange move and he could pull up and it would be the end of his tournament, unless it is in the final and he would fight through.’
Dr Larkins agreed that the 35-year-old star needs to be careful in his movements on the court.
‘I am absolutely giving him the benefit of the doubt and don’t doubt it is real. There is probably some low-grade hamstring awareness there. It could be nerve-related,’ he said.
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He is probably so finely in tune with his body that even the slightest thing will be something he is aware of. But he is still one wrong step away from doing something more serious.’
Cash believes Djokovic’s commitment to recovery when he’s off the court is his secret to coping with the immense stress the World No. 4 puts on his body.
‘What Novak does, and it is well known, is that he goes into a hyperbaric chamber. And that is going to help the healing. It is just really clever,’ Cash said.
Pat Cash and top doctor say Novak Djokovic is ‘one wrong step’ away from …
Australian tennis legend Pat Cash and a top doctor agree that Novak Djokovic’s hamstring injury is very serious – and ‘one wrong step’ could ruin the tournament for the Serb superstar.
The nine-time champion told media on Monday night that he was being singled out for criticism around the leg issues he has been suffering, and angrily denied that he’s been exaggerating the extent of the injury.
Pat Cash and top doctor say Novak Djokovic is ‘one wrong step’ away from …
Djokovic’s hamstring has been bandaged throughout the tournament, though there was no sign of any ill effects in his recent performance against Australia’s Alex de Minaur.
Cash and sports medicine professional Dr Peter Larkins believe the hamstring isΤ certainly on the mend, but it wouldn’t take much to derail Djokovic.
There is no doubt there is a risk he could do something in the next few matches. It could be a strange move and he could pull up and it would be the end of his tournament, unless it is in the final and he would fight through.’
Dr Larkins agreed that the 35-year-old star needs to be careful in his movements on the court.
‘I am absolutely giving him the benefit of the doubt and don’t doubt it is real. There is probably some low-grade hamstring awareness there. It could be nerve-related,’ he said.
READ MORE:Novak Djokovic hits back at reports of ‘faking’ injury: I don’t ‘need to…
He is probably so finely in tune with his body that even the slightest thing will be something he is aware of. But he is still one wrong step away from doing something more serious.’
Cash believes Djokovic’s commitment to recovery when he’s off the court is his secret to coping with the immense stress the World No. 4 puts on his body.
‘What Novak does, and it is well known, is that he goes into a hyperbaric chamber. And that is going to help the healing. It is just really clever,’ Cash said.
