Novak Djokovic accused of faking injury again in Rafael Nadal and Kylian …
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open while struggling with a hamstring injury, but was accused of “playing it up” during the tournament.
Djokovic’s fourth round opponent Alex de Minaur said everything “looked good” during their match when asked about his injury, while pundit Todd Woodbridge suggested Djokovic was “playing up” his injury. Now, Djokovic’s second round opponent Enzo Couacaud has shared his thoughts on the matter, saying it seems “far-fetched” and “hard to believe” the Serbian could win the tournament with what tournament director Craig Tiley later said was a 3cm hamstring tear.
Novak Djokovic accused of faking injury again in Rafael Nadal and Kylian …
“Novak claimed he was playing with an injury, a big injury,” Couacaud told Tennis Actu. “When athletes are injured in combat sports, they often can’t continue. When Rafael Nadal is injured, he can’t run. Kylian Mbappe, for example, is out for two weeks.
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“And those are the greatest athletes, not those who don’t have access to top-notch care. It is therefore difficult to believe that only one man in the world can continue with an injury.
When you take the examples of Nadal or Mbappe, but especially Rafa, with an injury to Wimbledon, he couldn’t even serve. When you see the greatest who can’t set foot on the pitch and another who wins a Grand Slam by playing every day for 15 days. It still seems a bit far-fetched.
Novak Djokovic accused of faking injury again in Rafael Nadal and Kylian …
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open while struggling with a hamstring injury, but was accused of “playing it up” during the tournament.
Djokovic’s fourth round opponent Alex de Minaur said everything “looked good” during their match when asked about his injury, while pundit Todd Woodbridge suggested Djokovic was “playing up” his injury. Now, Djokovic’s second round opponent Enzo Couacaud has shared his thoughts on the matter, saying it seems “far-fetched” and “hard to believe” the Serbian could win the tournament with what tournament director Craig Tiley later said was a 3cm hamstring tear.
Novak Djokovic accused of faking injury again in Rafael Nadal and Kylian …
“Novak claimed he was playing with an injury, a big injury,” Couacaud told Tennis Actu. “When athletes are injured in combat sports, they often can’t continue. When Rafael Nadal is injured, he can’t run. Kylian Mbappe, for example, is out for two weeks.
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“And those are the greatest athletes, not those who don’t have access to top-notch care. It is therefore difficult to believe that only one man in the world can continue with an injury.
When you take the examples of Nadal or Mbappe, but especially Rafa, with an injury to Wimbledon, he couldn’t even serve. When you see the greatest who can’t set foot on the pitch and another who wins a Grand Slam by playing every day for 15 days. It still seems a bit far-fetched.
