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Djokovic has to be treated on the arm in the first sentence. Image: keystone
Carreño Busta accuses Djokovic of acting: “He always does that”
The dream final at the French Open is approaching: after Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic also reached the Paris semi-final yesterday. Against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta, the world number 1 won the rematch for the canceled final eight of the US Open, but gave up a set in 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4 for the first time in the course of the tournament.
At first, the Serb appeared physically abused and had to be cared for from the beginning for the upper left arm and neck. The treatment worked, after which Djokovic came into play better and better, although he did not appear to be completely pain free. For example, he was never really able to achieve his successes. The 33-year-old man shook his left arm over and over and hit him over and over again.
The tough Carreño Busta gave the 17-time Grand Slam champion a big and sometimes big fight, but the deciding points were usually won by the “Djoker.” He fended off 10 of 13 break opportunities before using his first match point after a good three hours.
His neck “didn’t feel very good and some other things didn’t feel too good,” Djokovic said in an interview with Eurosport after the game. “I didn’t feel very well for an hour and a half.” But he didn’t want to go into too much detail. “I don’t want to sound like I’m looking for excuses.”
Carreño Busta: “Really a good sign”
Carreño Busta couldn’t do much about Djokovic’s injury breakup and openly assumed that the world No. 1 had acted after the game. “That’s quite normal,” Spanier said when asked what he thought of Djokovic’s injury: “It always happens when the game gets tough for him. It really didn’t surprise me. I think it’s even a good sign when you call the physical therapist because it means things are not going well for you. If he’s winning, that doesn’t happen. “
Carreño Busta on Djokovic’s injury. Video: transmittable
He couldn’t tell if Djokovic really had pain in his neck, shoulder or arm. “It always has been. Whenever things get a bit complicated for him, he calls for medical attention. I don’t know if he has something, if it’s chronic, his shoulder or something mental, but it always comes up when things get a bit complicated for him. “
Eurosport expert Boris Becker, who took care of Djokovic between 2013 and 2016, partially agreed with Carreño Busta: “My arm hurt and my legs were heavy. For me it was the athletic process of his disqualification in New York. “Djokovic was mentally abused due to the forfait loss in the knockout stages of the US Open.” You saw it very clearly. He couldn’t shake his nervousness. I have rarely seen him. screaming like that in the Grand Slam quarterfinals. Today he ended up with this serious setback for himself, “said Becker. (pre)
