Novak Djokovic Appears With Major Health Scare Ahead Of Miami Open Final
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Novak Djokovic appeared on the tennis courts ahead of the 2025 Miami Open final, but he wasn't 100% fit.
Djokovic has enjoyed a great week of tennis at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami this year. The Serbian player first broke Rafael Nadal's record for most wins at Masters events, and then he also broke Roger Federer's record for the oldest semi-finalist and finalist at a Masters event.
In the final, Djokovic is scheduled to play against 19-year-old Jakub Mensik, and by the time of writing this article, the 37-year-old Serbian probably expected he would already be sitting in the locker room, celebrating his 100th career title with his team.
But the weather was against that. The women's doubles final as well as the men's singles final were both significantly postponed because of rain.
Despite this unexpected change of plans, Djokovic appeared on the tennis courts to prepare for his final match. However, it was almost immediately obvious that something was wrong with the Serbian.
Before his practice session, the 24-time Grand Slam champion used some eye drops, and his right eye appeared to be significantly swollen. It's not clear how this injury occurred, and how it could hinder the Serbian in the final.
If the unusual injury somehow impacts Djokovic's vision, it could prove to be a big problem for him in the final match. At the same time, the former ATP World No. 1 didn't seem to be hindered in any way during his warm-up session.
Of course, practice and match are significantly different, so Djokovic might learn the full effects of his injury only once the final match starts.
After his most recent win in Miami, Djokovic spoke about how his serve has been helping him recently, and if the swollen eye impacts him in any way during the final, it might be his serve that might carry the Serbian to the trophy.
"I think I've been serving pretty well this year. Maybe some other elements in my game haven't been working particularly well. But serve was solid. I mean, this is whole different level of serving, obviously."
"It helps I think the court is playing pretty quick here, comparing to... Well, I haven't played six years. Six years ago I remember it was much slower. So it does really work great when you have a big serve and you get the free points off that first serve."
At the moment, it's not clear when will the final be played. However, there's also a chance that it will need to be postponed to Monday if it doesn't stop raining, which could help Djokovic to recover.
