There are more doubts than certainties or Novak Djokovic you can play your game Round of 16 of the Australian Open against Milos RaonicThe Serbian, that one abdominal injury since the game against Taylor Fritz, still He has not confirmed whether he will jump to the Rod Laver Arena next Sunday
With his place in the round of 16, Djokovic commented: “I’m not sure if I can play the next gameAnd then the alarm went off when it was confirmed He would not train in the preliminary match against the CanadianAlthough No. 1 has consulted various medical advice and is trying to recover for the next meeting, it is not yet known under what circumstances he will arrive.
Against the American it was in the middle of the third set then, after slipping too much, he began to feel discomfort in the part of his oblique musclesThe Serb’s physical performance was not the same during that set or during the fourth quarter, which was in favor of Fritz, who questioned that allegedly severe pain.
If you show up before Raonic, this is the showdown number 12 Between the two. History shows remarkable differences: Nole hit him every time, and two of those wins were in straight sets at the 2015 and 2020 editions of the Australian Open.
It should be noted that it won’t be the only one of the interesting matches of the day. Dominic Thiem against Grigor Dimitrov goes one way Alexander Zverev will compete against Dusan Lajovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime plays against Aslan Karatsev, Diego Schwartzman’s executioner in straight sets.