The Serbian tennis player is dealing with an injured thigh muscle at the tournament, and this topic was understandably discussed in the post-match interview on the court with Jim Courier.
“Today, it didn’t look like I was injured. I didn’t feel anything, which was great,” shared his impressions of the native of Belgrade, who was applauded by the fans at the Rod Laver Arena despite knocking out the home tennis player.
“I would like to thank my medical team and physiotherapist. I also thank God for the fact that I keep going. But I don’t want to rejoice prematurely. I felt great in the first match, not so much in the second. So I know that things can change very quickly,” continued Djokovic.
“I’ve been taking a lot of pills these past few days to keep the pain away. Which is not ideal. But not the pills, mind you. They are anti-inflammatory pills,” the Serb made the fans laugh by denying that it should be Viagra or something similar.
“Normally I’m against taking these pills, but I had to find some way to continue,” he explained.
He did not even hide from the home fans how pleased he was that he dealt with de Minaur very quickly.
“I can’t even say I’m sorry you didn’t see a longer match. To be honest, I wanted to win in three sets,” added the tournament foursome, who will face Russian Andrey Rublyov in the fight for the semifinals.
