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Djokovic says injury showed him how impatient he was

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NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic heads into the US Open in sizzling form after collecting a fourth Wimbledon title and completing a sweep of Masters series events over the last month, but the Serb admits there were times when the long road back from injury brought “more than a few moments of doubt” about his future. An elbow injury forced Djokovic to retire against Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2017. After that came a series of early tournament exits and, finally, surgery.


“I think one of the biggest things I’ve learned about myself is how impatient I was,” the 13-time Grand Slam winner told reporters on Wednesday, reflecting on his recovery process. “That was probably one of the hardest ways for me to learn to be patient. “I’ve never faced any major injury in my career — (for) which I was very fortunate,” Djokovic added. “But I guess even with the care that I had the body took a lot of beating and eventually I had to address the elbow injury more seriously.”


With the world’s best players descending on Flushing, Queens next week, Djokovic is aiming to add a third US Open title to his name — and to perfect his serve.


“It’s still a work in progress with the serve, to be honest,” the Djokovic said. “I’m aware that I can’t serve as the guys who are 6’10” obviously can. I’m not looking for that speed — I’m looking more for precision and accuracy.” — Reuters


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