Novak Djokovic looked in sensational form during his fourth-round match at the Miami Open, but may not get to take to the court for his next scheduled clash.<\/p>\n
The Serb played his best match since the 2025 Australian Open against Italian Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Masters 1000 event, dominating the meeting 6-2, 6-2 \u2013 claiming 12 of the last 14 games.<\/p>\n
As a result, the former world No 1 moved into the Miami Open quarter-finals for the first time since March 2016.<\/p>\n
However, whilst his level was a spectacle for tennis fans, Djokovic<\/a> may be unable to take to the court as Sebastian Korda \u2013 the Serb\u2019s next opponent \u2013 raised concerns after experiencing wrist pain during his respective last-16 match.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s [the wrist] pretty painful right now, we\u2019ll see how it goes tomorrow,\u201d the American commented.<\/p>\n \u201cWill do a lot of work with my physio now, we\u2019ll see how it is tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u201cI got pretty negative [after the injury]. Just kind of had to refocus and get positive again.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great [to be into his fourth Masters 1000 quarter-final]. I haven\u2019t played a lot of tournaments this year, hopefully I can play some good tennis and see where it takes me.\u201d<\/p>\n The world No 25 was victorious over in-form Gael Monfils 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 during his fourth-round match, but looked to struggle with wrist discomfort after winning the first set.<\/p>\n Korda then subsequently withdrew from his scheduled men\u2019s doubles match alongside Jordan Thompson against Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara.<\/p>\n The news is especially concerning considering his history with wrist issues.<\/p>\n Korda first experienced wrist pain in October of 2022, before further injuring his wrist at the 2023 Australian Open<\/a> en route to the quarter-finals and resting for three months.<\/p>\n Speaking about that injury break, he stated: \u201cI was out for three months, and just had to re-learn, basically, all the tennis stuff that I did, especially with the wrist.<\/p>\n \u201cBasically every single practice, every single forehand that I hit, I was kind of just praying that it would stop hurting, and it just never would.\u201d<\/p>\n More than two years after first feeling discomfort, the Miami Open quarter-finalist also underwent elbow surgery in October 2024 \u2013 ending his season.<\/p>\n Since then, the world No 25 has displayed some promising signs by reaching the final of Adelaide \u2013 losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime \u2013 and gaining a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round of the Miami Open.<\/p>\n Novak Djokovic finds a word to describe how he feels seeing Andy Murray in his box<\/a><\/p>\n Emma Raducanu makes interesting schedule decision as she signs up for WTA 250 event<\/a><\/p>\n If the American does take to the court, it promises to be an exciting encounter.<\/p>\n Korda has only faced Djokovic on one occasion, with the 24-time Grand Slam champion winning 6-7(8), 7-6(3), 6-4 in the 2023 Adelaide final \u2013 saving a championship point in the second set.<\/p>\n After his impressive victory, Djokovic stated: \u201cHe had a really good start of the match, I started a little bit slow.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI knew if I give him time, he\u2019s going to make his shots. He\u2019s so talented. It was tough, particularly in the first seven or eight games. It was a momentum shift, I tried to use that.<\/p>\n \u201cI served well, it makes your life easier on the court. You get some easy shots. Overall, it was a great match.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Novak Djokovic may not take to court for next match as opponent describes \u2018painful\u2019 injury<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Novak Djokovic looked in sensational form during his fourth-round match at the Miami Open, but may not get to take to the court for his next scheduled clash. 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