Italy's Matteo Berrettini, left, receives medical treatment during a break while playing Russia's Karen Khachanov during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
1-ranked Djokovic, who sees what is happening all around Melbourne Park and draws a direct connection to the 14-day quarantines imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic when players arrived in Australia in January.
AdāIt's too many injuries, honestly,ā Djokovic said, then sighed heavily, during an on-court interview after his four-set quarterfinal victory against Alexander Zverev.
āI'm just hoping this is all temporary, so we can kind of go back to what we are kind of used to, without interruptions of practice,ā Djokovic continued.
It's really ā it's taken its toll, unfortunately, on all of us.āZverev's midsection, like Djokovic's, was taped up for their match.