A tennis great has defended the legitimacy of Novak Djokovic's disputed hamstring injury in his quarter-final win. 9WWOS Tennis AustralianOpen NovakDjokovic
won the Adelaide International earlier this monthFollowing his dominant first week at the Australian Open, a lot of commentary has focused on the injury - with some questioning the impairment and whether Djokovic is overexaggerating its effect.
"There's been a lot of chatter on the grounds here, and I think elsewhere out in the social media stratosphere, where all things are true of course, that Novak isn't injured," he said. Speaking post-match, Djokovic said he had "been through hell the last 10 days" with treatments, discussing how his rest and recovery has been different this tournament than in previous years."I've been connected to machines more than I have been connected to anybody else or my bed or anything else really in the days off," he said.
Prior to the match, Djokovic admitted he has no idea whether his hamstring will continue to hold up, or whether it will bring him down before lifting his 10th Australian Open trophy.
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