Novak Djokovic says there was no way he could miss Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic has made a miraculous recovery from the injury that ruled him out of the French Open quarter-finals.

Djokovic went under the knife following a meniscus tear but was hell bent on playing at Wimbledon.

Now he is chasing an incredible 25th Grand Slam title at the All England club.

Novak Djokovic kept the faith in Wimbledon bid

Djokovic revealed that he has had extensive discussions with tennis players and other athletes who have suffered the same type of injury.

“After extensive conversations with certain athletes that have been through very similar situations, for example, Taylor Fritz who has been through something pretty much the same, like I have three years ago,” Djokovic said from Wimbledon.

“I think he injured himself also in Roland Garros. He said 21 days after he played his first round in Wimbledon. [Stan] Wawrinka, Lindsey Vonn, they all shared their experiences.

“Really, that gave me faith and optimism that if rehab is done right and correct, and if of course, the knee responds well, which is something that is very unpredictable, then there is a pretty good chance that I’ll make Wimbledon.”

Don’t call it FOMO

Djokovic has a great desire to turn out at Wimbledon but said that he wouldn’t class it as a fear of missing out.

“I wouldn’t call it a fear of missing out,” Djokovic claimed.

“I would just say it’s this incredible desire to play, just to compete.

“Particularly because it is Wimbledon, the tournament that always has been a dream tournament for me when I was a kid.

“I always dreamed of playing Wimbledon. Just the thought of me missing Wimbledon was just not correct. I didn’t want to deal with that.

“As I said few days ago, I didn’t come here to play a few rounds and prove to myself and others that I can actually compete in one or two matches. I really want to go for the title.

“So the last three days have given me enough optimism and good signs that I can actually be in a state to compete on the highest level for the next few weeks, hopefully.”

Djokovic said that he hasn’t had any setbacks during his recovery and is feeling good ahead of his bid to win Wimbledon for the eighth time.

“I still have couple days’ time. I play on Tuesday. I’m confident about the health of my knee and just general physical state is really good.

“Obviously once the tournament starts, I’ll have more I guess sensations and more feedback from how knee reacts to a best-of-five Grand Slam match.

“So far everything that was done was very positive.

“I haven’t had any setback. If I had one setback, I would be then questioning whether I should be here or not. But I haven’t had a single one. Why not give it a shot?”