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Pablo Carenho Busta accuses Novak Djokovic of faking an injury during their Roland Garros quarter-final match, which the world №1 won after a turnaround to 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4.
Obviously, the Serbian was out of rhythm in the first set, and until the middle of the game. He himself admitted that he did not feel comfortable during the warm-up and showed that he had neck pain. He constantly stretched his hand between the points, accumulating a large number of unprovoked errors. At one point, he called a physical therapist on the court to massage his arm. Afterward, Djokovic seemed to ease the pain and play better, but the Spaniard believes the 2016 champion has resorted to this trick for years.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Carenho Busta said at a press conference when asked about Novak’s decision to call a physical therapist on the court. “It’s a good thing and it’s a sign that he’s losing. And I’ve played well when he does that. This is something he’s been using for years. When he loses, he calls a physical therapist.
Djokovic also explained the situation at his press conference: “I definitely didn’t feel good about stepping on the pitch. Some things happened during the warm-up. I had to deal with these physical problems. When the game went into a later phase, I felt better and I no longer felt so much pain.
However, I don’t want to downplay their good performance. Especially in the first and a half sets, he was the best player, he dictated the pace and I didn’t do much. He didn’t have much energy in his legs and he didn’t perform the movements well, ”explained the world №1.
Now Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas, who will determine a finalist in the race. So far the two have played 5 times and Novak leads 3-2. The last two successes are at his expense: the final in Dubai this year and the Masters in Paris in 2019.
However, the Serbian does not want to reveal too many details about his injury: “I am still in the tournament, so I do not want to reveal so much information. I feel good. I think that when the game continued, I covered my body and the pain disappeared. Allow me to play better and feel better. I hope I can play my best tennis, “said the 17-time Grand Slam champion.
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