Novak Djokovic made a “shocking” admission about the “nasty slip” during the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
According to Sportskeeda, the Serbian tennis star on Wednesday, July 9, beat Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to qualify for Wimbledon semifinals for the 14th time to face world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the next round on the Centre Court grass.
The 38-year-old, who is seeking his record 25th Grand Slam, shared his biggest concern about facing the Italian tennis star after an “awkward” fall during his second match point.
The three-time Grand Slam winner said, “I finished the match. A few points. Had a nasty slip. That's what happens when you play on the grass."
He continued, "I didn't fall so far this year, it's surprising because of the way I move on grass, with a lot of sliding and very aggressive movement. You expect to fall and to have these situations.”
“It did come in an awkward moment, and somehow I managed to find a good serve and close it out. Obviously, I'm going to visit this subject now with my physio, and hopefully I'll be well in two days," Novak added.
He accepted that his body is not the same like before, and he feels that the fall has made a “real impact,” but he is hopeful about recovering from the pain in two days and will play at his best in the semifinals.
Novak Djokovic will face Sinner in the Wimbledon Championships semifinals on Friday, July 11, while in the second race to the finals, Carlos Alcaraz will face Taylor Fritz.
