Djokovic plans to reach out to Sinner after injury ended the No. 1 player's season (AP)
\n\nNovak Djokovic said that he will reach out to Jannik Sinner after the Italian confirmed that he will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. Djokovic said that he knows how difficult it is to come back after a lengthy layoff. Sinner has not played since July when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He then withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a right knee injury.
\n\n“I haven’t been in touch with Jannik since he got injured, I just saw the news two days ago. So I’ll reach out to him to see how he’s doing,” Djokovic said at the Shanghai Masters. “As someone that has been through some major injuries in my career.”
\n\nDjokovic had faced a similar situation in 2017 when he had to sit out the rest of that year due to acute pain in his right elbow.
\n\n“I had a surgery, and it was the only big surgery that I had,” the 24-time major champion Djokovic said. "So I’m aware of how difficult that is making that comeback.”
\n\nDjokovic said the process of…
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