Novak Djokovic injury update: Serb clarifies knee situation after concerning scare in Shanghai Open QF

Novak Djokovic battled past Jakub Mensik in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinal. He came through 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4 but not before an injury scare, with his left knee giving him some trouble mid-match.

Addressing the issue in his post-match press conference, Djokovic said it was a “strange feeling” having his left knee flare up just for a couple of points in the game.

The Serb was quick to add that he felt fine for the rest of the encounter before expressing hope that the injury would not resurface once his body cooled down.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s a strange feeling, to be honest, those couple of points in that game, but after that it was fine,” Djokovic said. “So, hopefully when it cools down I’m not going to have any troubles with it.”

Notably, Djokovic has already had issues with his right knee this year. He needed to take medical time-outs during his run at the French Open and eventually withdrew from the tournament.

The four-time former Shanghai Masters champ said it wouldn’t be great for him to have his other knee flare up, adding that he was looking to take this one day at a time.

“Because I already have troubles with the right knee, so it wouldn’t be great. Yeah, let’s see what tomorrow brings,” he added.

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