"I've been struggling with my wrist" - Djokovic admits worrying sensations in wrist following Laver Cup
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Novak Djokovic revealed that he's been struggling with his wrist at the 2022 Laver Cup after his loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Djokovic's serving, which has become an increasingly important part of his game over the past few years, seemed to be a problem in his match against Auger-Aliassime.
The Serbian struggled in his service games, and without having many easy service games against the big-serving Canadian, Djokovic wasn't able to challenge Auger-Aliassime, who won the match 6-3, 7-6(3).
Djokovic acknowledged having issues with his wrist for the previous several days after the event was over.
"I have been struggling with my right wrist for the last four five days, to be honest. I have been keeping it under control. The two matches yesterday probably had an effect. Today was not easy. I couldn't serve as fast or as accurately as I would like to."
The 21-time Grand Slam champion knows why he could be struggling with his wrist. The combination of a lack of playing time as well as fast conditions in London didn't help him.
"Could be not playing almost three months matches, and then conditions here are such that the balls are really big and slow. You always have to generate a lot of wrist action and speed, which could be the case why I have been feeling soreness of my right wrist."
After competing at the Laver Cup, Djokovic will have a relatively packed schedule in the coming weeks. His next scheduled tournament is the Tel Aviv Open, and the Serbian player admitted that he's worried about his wrist ahead of the ATP 250 tournament in Israel.
"I am not worried about my level, but I am a bit about the wrist. I am going to try to take care of it with my physio, to be ready for my first match in Tel Aviv."
