Photos Of Djokovic Picking Up Elbow Injury Emerge
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The moment when Novak Djokovic picked up an elbow injury during the Monte-Carlo Masters was revealed through recently shared images.
Djokovic arrived at the Monte-Carlo Masters hoping to leave a good impact, but that didn’t happen as the Serbian was beaten relatively early in the event by Lorenzo Musetti.
It wasn’t the best match by Djokovic against the Italian, who, in fairness, can play defensive tennis on clay. Some wondered whether there were some underlying issues that impacted Djokovic’s play, as he wore an elbow sleeve, but the Serbian waved it off, simply congratulating Musetti on his win.
Despite Djokovic waving off suggestions that the injury bothered him, fans were curious about an elbow sleeve he was wearing during the match and almost all of his practices at the event.
Djokovic has an injury history with his elbow, which nearly ended his career, as he famously said many years ago. Now images of the Serbian player holding that elbow and wincing in pain during a practice with Matteo Berrettini from a few days ago appeared as the photographer who took them, Corinne Debruil, posted them on social media.
They seem to confirm that Djokovic's injury could have really been painful and limited him, which the Serbian has dismissed. Picking up an injury so close to the French Open is certainly not ideal for the Serbian because elbow injuries can be lingering, and at his age, any injury has the potential to turn into something much worse than initially thought.
What is certain is that he didn’t arrive in perfect health and definitely won’t leave the principality in perfect health either.
Djokovic will now focus on recovering for the French Open, which will be his goal during this clay-court season. It remains to be seen whether that means he will be forced to miss the tournaments in Madrid and Rome.
