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Novak Djokovic has elbow concerns before Banja Luka opener | Tennis News – Times of India

BANJA LUKA: Novak Djokovic said Monday he has not fully recovered from an elbow issue which hindered him in his Monte Carlo Masters last-16 exit last week.The world number one struggled with his serve before falling to Italian Lorenzo Musetti in Monaco."The elbow is not in ideal condition, but let's say it's good enough. Hopefully it will be fully ready for the first match," said Djokovic, who had elbow surgery in 2018, ahead of this week's event in Banja Luka.The Serb won the Australian Open earlier this year to draw level with Rafael Nadal's men's record tally of 22 Grand Slam titles. He will be among the favourites for next month's French Open.The 35-year-old will face 87th-ranked French teenager Luca Van Assche, who ousted Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on Monday, i...
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Novak Djokovic recovers from stuttering start to reach Monte Carlo round three

Novak Djokovic briefly ran into a spot of bother as he fought his way into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 7-6(5) 6-2 victory against Russian qualifier Ivan Gakhov on Tuesday. The world number one, who had not played since early March when he reached the final in Dubai after being forced to skip Indian Wells and Miami because of his COVID unvaccinated status, struggled to find his range on the Monte Carlo clay before prevailing on a sunlit centre court. Gakhov went for his shots and claimed the first service break to lead 4-3, only for the Serbian to break right back and take the opening set by winning the tiebreak 7-5. Djokovic was then business like in the second set, leaving no chance of a comeback for his opponent, who suddenly felt the court was too big for him. T...
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Unfit Rafael Nadal to miss Monte Carlo Masters | Tennis News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Injured Rafael Nadal has failed to recover in time for next week's Monte Carlo Masters and will miss the tournament, the 36-year-old said on Tuesday.Nadal, who has previously won the Monte Carlo title 11 times, continues to recover from a hip issue that has now sidelined him for months. Nadal was earlier forced to skip the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells last month as well as the Miami Open that ended last week.The injury ended Nadal's Australian Open title defence in the second round in January."Unfortunately I am still not ready to compete and will miss one of those special tournaments I always love to play," Nadal said in a statement."Monte Carlo is and has been a key event in my career, but unfortunately I will have to miss it again since I am still not ready to compet...
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Rafael Nadal aiming to make a comeback from injury at Monte Carlo | Tennis News – Times of India

MONACO: Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organisers said on Wednesday.The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open, and pulled out of hard-court tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami.The Monte Carlo Masters begins on April 8 and tournament director David Massey is optimistic Nadal will play.“Rafa was the first (player) to be registered," Massey said in statement.“He really wants to play at the Monte Carlo Masters and is giving himself every chance to take part in the tournament he's so fond of.”Nadal has won the tournament a record 11 times, including an Open Era record streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012.The 36-year-old Spaniard u...