Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic faced quite a few extra challenges in his bid to be crowned 2023 Australian Open men's champion, said Christopher Clarey in The New York ...

Given that [Djokovic has now won 22 grand slam titles](https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/sport/tennis/954886/djokovic-vs-nadal-vs-federer-career-grand-slams-and-big-title-records) (level with Nadal; two ahead of Federer), the time has come to reflect again “on his place in the pantheon”. Judged solely on the qualities he brings to the court, he is “surely unrivalled” in tennis history. When he overcame Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2019, all the talk was of the “vulnerability of the Swiss player on the big points”. His backhand in Melbourne was a case in point: it’s “one of the best strokes in the history of the sport”, yet throughout the tournament “it was actually off”, and he hit far more errors from that wing than usual. In the Australian Open final of 2019, his 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 demolition of Rafael Nadal was cast as a story of “Nadal’s collapse rather than the man who was its author”. For a man who was deported on the eve of last year’s tournament for failing to get a Covid vaccination, a return to Australia “would have been plenty to process on its own”.

Amid speculations that Novak Djokovic fakes his injuries, tournament director Craig Tiley confirms the world No. 1 competed with a 3cm hamstring tear in his ...

“He’s so focused on everything he does, with every single minute of the day,” Tiley added. He’s been through a lot and to win 10 Australian Opens, I don’t think that’s ever going to be repeated… “This guy I did see, he had a three-centimeter tear in his hammy,” Tiley told SEN Sportsday.

Bianca Andreescu recently shared her thoughts on a tweet which compared the 2023 Australian Open finalists, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, ...

[Harriet Dart](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/harriet-dart) in the first round of the tournament and registered a straight-sets victory over the Brit. This is Andreescu's first appearance at the Thailand Open. Despite being 5-1 up in the second set, the Canadian did have to contend with some shaky moments as she was broken twice. Bianca Andreescu enjoyed the joke too, retweeting the image and pointing out the freakish similarity. [disappointing second-round exit](https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-bianca-andreescu-sympathises-thanasi-kokkinakis-aussie-suffers-comeback-loss-similar-australian-open) at the 2023 Australian Open, Bianca Andreescu has turned her sights to the Thailand Open, a WTA 250 event where she is the top seed. Bianca Andreescu has booked her spot in the second round of the Thailand Open

But renowned sports physician Dr Peter Larkins has added a dependable voice to the discussion. His verdict?. "I'm going to say no." That is, Dr Larkins doesn' ...

"I never doubted that Novak was carrying a hamstring injury. "It's very hard to imagine. "I'd like to see the scan. "I'm wondering if Craig is confusing signal of three-centimetre distance in an MRI hamstring. "There was a lot of speculation about whether it was true or not. Well, let's see the scan. "It looked like it was in the biceps, which is the main hamstring, but it is setting a precedent that is hard to be resolved unless there is something miraculous about Novak." If you take a piece of steak and cut a three-centimetre hole in it — steak is muscle — then it's very hard to do the level of performance. READ MORE: "The doctors are going to tell you the truth. [Novak Djokovic](https://wwos.nine.com.au/novak-djokovic) and [Australian Open](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/australian-open) boss [Craig Tiley](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/craig-tiley) being wide of the mark about the Serbian champion's hamstring tear. [the claim made by Tiley that Djokovic won his 22nd grand slam title despite carrying a three-centimetre tear in his left hamstring](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2023-extent-novak-djokovic-hamstring-injury-three-centimetre-tear/1ef9aa57-77f1-47a9-bc6c-498387307825).

Novak Djokovic played with a three-centimeter (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring at the Australian Open, which he ultimately won to make it 10 titles.

He’ll hold a significant place in the history of the Australian Open,” he went on to say. Djokovic suffered a hamstring injury during the warm-up title in Adelaide. He’s remarkable, to deal with it extremely professionally,” he added.

EXCLUSIVE: Carlos Alcaraz has been told not to obsess over certain things after winning a Grand Slam and becoming world No 1 in 2022.

He now sits just 340 ranking points behind Djokovic but has been warned not to make the mistake of “obsessing” over trying to return to and retain the top spot. [Carlos Alcaraz](/latest/carlos-alcaraz) has been warned over making a costly mistake in his follow-up season after winning the US Open and becoming the youngest world No 1 in ATP history. Alcaraz is yet to begin his 2023 season after getting injured in training and being forced to withdraw from the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic was questioned by a number of tennis fans after receiving a bottle with a note on it at the Australian Open.

It seems Djokoivc and his team found a grey area though, with the ruling on receiving written messages up in the air. Questions were also asked after he was handed a bottle from his team during his second round match against Enzo Couacaud. This came after a number of questions were asked about the involvement of his coaching team during his quarter-final win over Andrey Rublev. Novak Djokovic’s former coach Craig Shaugnessy has defended the Serbian star after he appeared to be handed a number of ‘mysterious bottles’ at the Australian Open. On-court coaching at events had been banned for some time, however a change in legislation meant coaching contact court-side was permitted at last month’s Grand Slam event. As has often been the case in recent times though, the world No.

Despite a hamstring injury, the world No. 1 could again set his sights on winning all four majors as a change in U.S. policy likely opens the door to ...