{"id":160834,"date":"2025-01-27T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=160834"},"modified":"2025-01-27T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:56:04","slug":"the-situation-is-serious-renowned-australian-doctor-reveals-the-nature-of-novaks-injury-and-his-expected-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-situation-is-serious-renowned-australian-doctor-reveals-the-nature-of-novaks-injury-and-his-expected-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS: Renowned Australian doctor reveals the nature of Novak&#8217;s injury and his expected absence!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Peter Larkins, a well-known doctor from Australia, was stunned when he saw the severity of Novak Djokovic&#8217;s injury and how the Serbian tennis star managed to finish his match against Carlos Alcaraz and step onto the court against Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian player was forced to retire after the first set of the semifinal against the German, as his movement had become severely limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans jeered him off the court, unaware of what was actually happening in his body. Djokovic later decided to share an MRI scan to show the state of his injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cFor all the \u2018experts,\u2019\u201d<\/strong> Djokovic wrote ironically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-gQFcDPKVOzcs'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02e4RonV5GQP1CqwnWouFxNneq4jNQoFegg7QZeynySSjG9Fz7kvkT6ue8bj3qYgJvl'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-gQFcDPKVOzcs\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>In light of this, the renowned outlet <em>The Age<\/em> consulted Larkins for his expert opinion. Specializing in sports injury recovery, Larkins is highly qualified to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is a significant strain. It&#8217;s not career-ending, but I find it quite incredible that he managed to play several matches after the initial injury,\u201d<\/strong> Larkins stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that this was the reason Djokovic\u2019s movement was limited in his most recent competitive match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cNovak is an athletic type, very mobile on the court. We\u2019ve all seen those signature slides he performs&#8230; It\u2019s no surprise he was restricted against Zverev. There\u2019s no doubt about it\u2014this is exactly what the MRI scan confirms.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larkins ventured to predict how long Djokovic might be sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cHe won\u2019t lose his fitness because he\u2019ll be in the gym and swimming, but I\u2019d be surprised if he plays any tournaments in the next six weeks.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would mean Djokovic will almost certainly miss the Doha tournament, with a possibility of his next appearance being on the clay court season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/no-one-like-the-serbs-how-our-people-made-a-famous-hollywood-actors-night-at-trumps-inauguration-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNO ONE LIKE THE SERBS\u201d: How our people made a famous Hollywood actor\u2019s night at Trump\u2019s inauguration! 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