French Open 2024: Advantage Casper Ruud As Wounded Novak Djokovic Leaves QFs Future to Fate in Devastating Move

Novak Djokovic almost dodged a bullet! While he showed his brilliance at 37 yesterday, his recent health update has left his fans in serious concern. As the Serb moves to the next round proudly, his fans are worried about whether they will see him in the finals!

A reliable tennis source recently shared news about Djokovic’s latest French Open update on their X platform. “Djokovic says he cannot confirm that he will play on Wednesday: ‘I have had some minor knee issue for few weeks, but no big deal. Then I slipped in 2nd set and I felt pain. I took a lot of painkillers and they started to work, end of 4th. I don’t know if I’ll play QF, we’ll wait and see’- tweeted the source.

While Djokovic’s statement disappointed his fans, the legendary Serb blamed Roland Garros’s Philippe Chatrier court’s conditions for such an injury. Djokovic was playing against Francisco Cerundolo yesterday when he suffered a knee injury in the second set of their match.

Now that the world’s number one ATP star is really bothered about his pain and feels confused about his next round, his next opponent, Casper Rudd, might get a chance to make a swift move into the semifinals without much fight. After all, who wouldn’t mark Novak Djokovic as a strong opponent for the Roland Garros quarterfinals? Djokovic’s Norwegian opponent confirms so with his latest statement.

Casper Ruud confirms Djokovic as “the 2nd best clay court player of all time”

Right after Djokovic’s concerning update about the French Open’s quarterfinal, Casper Ruud delves deeper into his opponent. Speaking about Novak’s expertise on the surface, Rudd complimented his quarterfinal opponent.

“You can definitely argue that he’s the 2nd best clay court player of all time. I mean, obviously Borg has more clay titles here than him, but Novak pretty much always reached the final & ended up losing to Rafa and I lost him lastyear in the final so I think he reachthe game, you know, unbelievably well”- said Ruud in a press conference.

Now fans can’t disagree with Ruud as Djokovic broke Federer’s clay court record after defeating Cerundolo. Now he is the one with the most quarterfinal presence in the French Open. This surely screams about the Serb’s brilliance on the surface.

Nevertheless, fans wish Djokovic a speedy recovery as they wish to see the Serb unleashing his magic on Paris’s clay court till the finals. Whether Djokovic plays the quarterfinal or not, his opponent’s compliments surely represent him as one of the most fierce and brilliant players to fight against on the court.