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Novak Djokovic returns to tennis today after nearly two months away due to injury. This marks his third tournament of the year, taking place in Rome.
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Novak Djokovic is set to make his return to tennis today, stepping onto the court for the first time in almost two months.
The ATP Tour hasnāt quite felt the same without him, and this will be just his third tournament of the year, taking place in Rome.
Djokovic has been dealing with an injury thatās kept him out longer than planned, even though heās already been playing a reduced schedule over the past few seasons.
Speaking to Tennis TV, Djokovic spoke about how heās been feeling after spending so much time away from the spotlight.
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The interview started with a fitness update, and Djokovic didnāt sound thrilled to answer. His response was blunt and not particularly encouraging: āWell, Iām ready enough to compete.ā
He added: āIām not really the happiest with, you know, the level of tennis or where I am with my movement or the physical, I guess, state, but itās getting there. Itās getting there.
āI wanted to be back on the tour earlier, but I couldnāt. I was injured and so I had to deal with it progressively and Iām here in Rome where always love coming back and Iāve had a great success so Iām excited you know excited to be back in competition.ā
However, his mood improved when talk turned to Rome itself ā a place where he has lifted six titles.
He said: āItās called the tennis Colosseum right for a reason.ā
āAmazing crowd honestly the amount of people that come and watch the tournament venue is so historic beautiful just epic to be part of this tournament in every sense.ā
Novak Djokovic has been dealing with an injury that has kept him out of competition longer than planned.
Novak Djokovic is set to make his return to the court today at the Italian Open in Rome.
This will be just Novak Djokovic's third tournament of the year.
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Although Djokovicās comeback is big news, the conversation around tennis has been dominated by talk of a potential Grand Slam boycott.
Aryna Sabalenka has been vocal about players wanting a larger share of revenue from the sportās biggest events, with others like Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner backing that stance.
Djokovic addressed the topic during his press conference. While he made it clear he isnāt leading this particular movement, he did offer his backing to those pushing for change.
He claimed: āThe players know they will always have my support, and thatās all that matters. The new generations are coming, and Iām happy to see that leaders of our sport, like Aryna Sabalenka, are ready to step forward and truly understand how tennis politics works, to grasp the nuances and what really needs to be done, not only for their own interest and well-being but for everyone.ā
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