Because of a right knee issue, Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Roland Garros. A knee issue forced Novak Djokovic out of the French Open 2024 before he faced Casper Ruud in the semifinals. Djokovic had to give up his number-one status in the ATP rankings after he withdrew from Roland Garros, and Jannik Sinner assumed the position of the new world number one immediately. Djokovic hurt himself during his fourth-round triumph against Francisco Cerundolo, but an MRI the next day revealed the full degree of the ailment. His right knee’s medial meniscus is torn.
Novak Djokovic has been forced to retire from the Roland Garros competition due to a torn medial meniscus in his right knee, which was detected during an MRI scan done today, according to a statement released by the organizers. On Wednesday, Djokovic was supposed to play Casper Ruud, the runner-up the last two times at the French Open. Ruud, though, advances automatically to the semifinals, where he will take on the victor of Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev.
Ruud has emerged as the competition’s favourite after Djokovic was eliminated. Having seen the grandeur of Roland Garros twice, as well as having a direct pass to the semifinals, will give him more confidence for the major stage.
The 24-time grand slam champion, however, was unimpressed with the “slippery” Philippe Chatrier court following the victory in the fourth round and attributed his injury to it in the second set.
“I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go out on the court and play tomorrow or the day after that. Well, I hope so. After the game, Djokovic remarked, “Let’s see what happens.”
He added that he had to take anti-inflammatory medications to get through the match, in which he defeated Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, and 6-3. Despite this, he showed remarkable fortitude.
To stay at the top of the ATP rankings in the middle of a season in which he is only 18-6 and has never advanced to the final of a tournament, much less won one, he needed to return to the Paris title match.
Sinner was able to regain the top rank in the world faster than anticipated, though, because of his injuries. Sinner was well aware that making it to the Roland Garros final would guarantee him the top rating in the ATP. But he reached the milestone when facing Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal, which he won handily 6-2, 6-4, 7-6.
This season, the 22-year-old tennis star has been on fire. In addition to winning the Australian Open, he had two spectacular victories at the Rotterdam and Miami Opens, which helped him secure his first grand slam championship.
