The Serbian champion has revealed whether he will play against Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinal, that will start in a few minutes

In a few minutes Novak Djokovic should take to the court to play the Paris Olympics men’s singles semifinal against Lorenzo Musetti. Will the Serbian champion be able to play, after the knee problem suffered yesterday against Stefanos Tsitsipas? The Serbian, in his post-match statements, confided to journalists that he would have a meeting with his staff to make a decision.

The knee problems he suffered yesterday during the match against Stefanos Tsitsipas scare him.

“Knee? I don’t know. I have to talk to my medical staff. It’s true that in the end I managed to win, but it also happened in the last edition of Roland Garros in the round of 16 and then I had to withdraw,” referring to the last edition of Roland Garros, when Nole gave up the quarterfinal with Casper Ruud, and then underwent surgery on his meniscus.

The Olympics represent for the former ATP number 1 an unrepeatable opportunity to win that medal that he has sought so much throughout his career, but that he has never managed to get his hands on. This could lead Nole to risk even compromising the problem he suffered yesterday, to play for it.

In an interview released to NBC, the 24-time Slam champion touched on this point: “I’m very worried. It reminded me of the Roland Garros round of 16, where I then won the match but found out later that I was injured. I will have to understand now what the doctors will say. But even if they tell me that it’s not ok, I think I will still go on court with Musetti and give it a try. These chances of winning a medal for my country are very rare, so I will do everything possible in the next 24 hours to try to fight for a medal for Serbia,” effectively anticipating any other rumors about his participation in the competition.