{"id":293923,"date":"2023-11-02T22:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T22:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293923"},"modified":"2023-11-02T22:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T22:24:09","slug":"novak-djokovic-was-on-the-toilet-for-three-days-as-serb-raises-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-was-on-the-toilet-for-three-days-as-serb-raises-worries\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic was on ‘the toilet for three days’ as Serb raises worries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic confessed that he has “spent more time on the toilet seat than on the court the last three days” after coming back from a set down to defeat Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 at the Rolex Paris Masters. The world No 1 caused concern when he called the doctor after dropping the first set and admitted that Thursday was the worst day so far of his stomach bug. He also had some choice words for the crowd after being booed towards the end of the match.<\/p>\n

Djokovic came back from the brink to advance to the quarter-final in Paris-Bercy after finding himself five points from defeat in the second set. There was concern when the six-time former champion started throwing in some double faults, losing five games in a row after leading 4-1 in the first set and calling the doctor.<\/p>\n

He was in more trouble when Griekspoor had two break points at 4-4 in the second set, which would have given him the chance to serve for the match. But the world No 1 battled it out and managed to come out on top, keeping his quest for a 97th career title – and seventh in Bercy – alive.<\/p>\n

After the match, Djokovic confirmed that he had been struggling with a stomach bug for several days. “Well it\u2019s hard to have a clear mind when you spent more time on the toilet seat than on the court the last three days,” he said after the two-hour and 39-minute match.<\/p>\n

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The 36-year-old also admitted that Thursday had been the worst day so far of his illness and hoped that things would start to improve. He continued: “Just the energy levels were very low the last few days and I\u2019m taking it day by day. Today is probably the worst day so I\u2019m just hoping that tomorrow will be better, that the curve will start going in the right direction for me.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic knew that a few points would have seen him crash out but he took it as an important win. “It\u2019s one of these matches where you just have to accept the circumstances, accept how you feel and try to hang in the match,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“Which I\u2019ve done I think. I found the serve in the right moments to get me out of trouble but it was so close, it was probably one shot away from losing the match. But again, that makes this victory mentally for me even more important.”<\/p>\n