Novak Djokovic noticed an sudden Spherical of 32 exit within the Italian Open on Sunday, as he fell to Alejandro Tabilo by a rating of 2-6, 3-6. The upset got here simply two days after Djokovic was unintentionally hit on the top by a water bottle, and the 24-time Grand Slam champion is worried the incident is affecting him greater than anticipated.
“Right now beneath excessive stress, it was fairly unhealthy,” Djokovic stated throughout the post-match press convention. “Not when it comes to ache, however when it comes to this steadiness. Simply no coordination. Fully completely different participant from what it was two nights in the past.
“I do not know. I’ve to do medical checkups and see what is going on on.”
After Friday’s straight set victory over Corentin Moutet, Djokovic was signing autographs when someone in the stands dropped a metal bottle on him. Djokovic fell to the bottom and grabbed his head, staying there for a big period of time earlier than getting accompanied to the locker room.
Djokovic later tried to reassure fans he was doing high-quality whereas resting in his lodge with an ice pack. On Saturday morning, he made gentle of the scenario by displaying as much as coaching with a biking helmet.
Nonetheless, it appears what Djokovic was going by this weekend was greater than only a easy headache.
“That has actually impacted me so much. After that I received medical care, been by half an hour, an hour of nausea, dizziness and blood,” Djokovic stated. “I managed to sleep OK. I had complications. The subsequent day, or yesterday, was fairly high-quality, so I believed it is OK. Perhaps it’s OK, perhaps it isn’t.”
The timing of the damage will not be ideally suited with the French Open primary occasion beginning Might 26.
The Italian Open additionally noticed an early exit from Rafael Nadal, who suffered a 1-6, 3-6 loss to Hubert Hurkacz within the Spherical of 64. The 22-Grand Slam champion has handled quite a few accidents and is predicted to retire after 2024, however he’s “leaning in the direction of” enjoying at Roland-Garros.
