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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a return against Australia’s Alex De Minaur during their men’s singles match on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2023. AFPPIX: Novak Djokovic's seemingly remarkable recovery at the Australian Open prompted debate on Tuesday and raised the question: when is an injury not an injury?
It was an ominous warning of intent from Djokovic and he said afterwards that the hamstring was so improved that “I didn’t feel any pain”. At his post-match press conference, De Minaur -- who noted how well Djokovic was able to move around the court -- was asked about his opponent's hamstring and all the fuss around it.“Today I was out there on court against him. Either I’m not a good enough tennis player to expose that or... it looked good to me.”
Aside from Djokovic, injuries have hampered a number of players in Melbourne, including on Tuesday Sebastian Korda, who retired hurt from his quarter-final against Karen Khachanov.
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