Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, ending his title defense and meaning he will relinquish the No. 1 ranking. The tournament announced the news, saying Djokovic has a torn medial meniscus in his right knee. The extent of the injury was found during an MRI exam a day after Djokovic was hurt during a fourth-round victory against No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo that lasted five sets spread across more than 4 1/2 hours. French Open 2024: Coco Gauff Moves Past Ons Jabeur to Enter Second Semifinal in Women슬롯사이트™s Singles at Roland Garros.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion was supposed to face No. 7 Casper Ruud, the runner-up each of the past two years at Roland Garros, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Instead, Ruud gets a walkover into the semifinals, where he will face No. 4 Alexander Zverev or No. 11 Alex de Minaur.

With Djokovic, the owner of three French Open titles, gone from the bracket, and Rafael Nadal 슬롯사이트� owner of a record 14 슬롯사이트� eliminated in the first round, someone will be holding the French Open men's trophy for the first time on Sunday.

The group of remaining contenders includes current No. 2 Jannik Sinner, a 22-year-old Italian who defeated No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday to reach the semifinals and now is assured of replacing Djokovic atop the ATP rankings next week. Sinner won the Australian Open in January and is the first man from his country to reach No. 1.

슬롯사이트œSeeing Novak (injured) is, for everyone, disappointing,슬롯사이트� Sinner said, 슬롯사이트œso I wish him a speedy recovery.슬롯사이트�

Amid a season in which Djokovic is only 18-6 and has not reached a final at any tournament, let alone won one, he needed to get back to the title match at the French Open to continue to add to his record for most weeks at No. 1.

For years and years, Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer ruled men's tennis as the so-called Big Three, accumulating a total of 66 major championships among them. But Federer, now 42, is retired, and Nadal, who turned 38 on Monday, is trying to figure out how much longer he can compete after missing most of the past 1 1/2 seasons with injuries.

No one knows yet how long Djokovic, 37, will be sidelined or what, if any, effect this might have on his future. Wimbledon, where has won seven titles, starts July 1, and the tennis competition at the Paris Olympics starts at Roland Garros on July 27.

Djokovic's knee had been bothering him for a couple of weeks before he arrived in Paris for the French Open 슬롯사이트� something he kept to himself until after the win against Cerundolo. Early in the second set Monday, Djokovic tweaked his knee and took a medical timeout.

A trainer worked on the joint then and during subsequent changeovers, and Djokovic took what he said a tournament doctor told him was the maximum dose of pills allowed to dull the pain and reduce any inflammation.

슬롯사이트œI don't know what will happen tomorrow 슬롯사이트� or after tomorrow, if I'll be able to step out on the court and play,슬롯사이트� Djokovic said Monday evening. 슬롯사이트œYou know, I hope so. Let's see what happens.슬롯사이트�

Djokovic trailed by two sets to one, and was down a break at 4-2 in the fourth, against Cerundolo before raising his level of play once the medication kicked in.

슬롯사이트œI was,슬롯사이트� Djokovic said afterward, 슬롯사이트œmaybe three or four points away from losing this match.슬롯사이트�

Yes, he stuck it out, and, yes, he came back to win 슬롯사이트� it was his 370th victory in Grand Slam play, breaking a tie with Federer for the most in tennis history 슬롯사이트� but it was costly. And Djokovic said Monday he thought it could have been prevented if the clay inside Court Philippe Chatrier had been cared for better.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Novak Djokovic Performs Plane Celebration After Winning A Point Against Francisco Cerundolo in French Open 2024 Fourth Round Clash (Watch Video).

Both in that match 슬롯사이트� and during his 4 1/2-hour victory in the third round, which ended at after 3 a.m. Sunday 슬롯사이트� Djokovic tried to get the chair umpires to have the court swept more frequently to improve traction.

슬롯사이트œI mean, today I injured myself. Yes, I survived. I won the match. Great. But will I be able to play next one?슬롯사이트� he said, tapping his palms on a table for emphasis. 슬롯사이트œI don't know. I don't know the severity of the injury. But could have this injury be prevented? Possibly, if there was just a little bit more of a frequent care of the court during the set.슬롯사이트�

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