Grand Slam legend Novak Djokovic back in court in a few weeks - report

The tennis great was initially troubled by injury early during his Australian Open quarter-final match against Carlos Alcaraz as he required medical treatment and then returned to court with a heavily strapped left thigh, but won the match in four sets.

With the injury more serious than initially thought, Djokovic opted to skip training ahead of the semi-final in order not to put too much strain on his leg.

Some questioned the seriousness of the injury as they suggested he was playing mind games, but the former world No 1 lasted only one set against Alexander Zverev before retiring.

After the match, the 37-year-old took aim at those who claimed he was faking the injury as he shared an MRI scan of his injury as it revealed a hamstring tear.

"Thought I'd leave this here for all the sports injury "experts" out there," he wrote on social media.

There were claims that it would take Djokovic several months to recover and he would only return to action during the clay-court season in April.

"Djokovic, with daily therapies and treatments, has repaired the injury and we will see him on the Tour in two weeks, that is, at the tournament in Doha that he registered earlier," the website stated.

"The all-time best tennis player in the world received the green light from the doctor and in the next few days he will start training lightly and will be ready for all the challenges in Qatar.

"The good news was that Nole's rupture was not as serious as the one from two years ago, so it took less time to repair it."

Djokovic suffered a similar hamstring injury during his 2023 Australian Open title run, but also made a miracle recovery and was back in action at the Dubai Tennis Championships within a couple of weeks.

The Sportal report adds: "Full recovery often occurs in a period of four to eight weeks, depending on the severity of the injury.

"However, Novak is a special story. In the past, the Serbian tennis player has recovered much faster than expected. That was the case this time as well. Fortunately."

The Qatar Open runs from 17-22 February and Djokovic remains on the entry list along with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev.

"Djokovic, with daily therapies and treatments, has repaired the injury and we will see him on the Tour in two weeks, that is, at the tournament in Doha that he registered earlier," the website stated.

"The all-time best tennis player in the world received the green light from the doctor and in the next few days he will start training lightly and will be ready for all the challenges in Qatar.

"The good news was that Nole's rupture was not as serious as the one from two years ago, so it took less time to repair it."

Djokovic suffered a similar hamstring injury during his 2023 Australian Open title run, but also made a miracle recovery and was back in action at the Dubai Tennis Championships within a couple of weeks.

The Sportal report adds: "Full recovery often occurs in a period of four to eight weeks, depending on the severity of the injury.

"However, Novak is a special story. In the past, the Serbian tennis player has recovered much faster than expected. That was the case this time as well. Fortunately."

The Qatar Open runs from 17-22 February and Djokovic remains on the entry list along with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev.

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