Former world number one Novak Djokovic has been ruled out for rest of 2017 due to an elbow injury.
The 12-time Grand Slam champion was forced to retire in the second set of his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych earlier this month and later revealed that he had been suffering from pain in his right elbow for over a year-and-a-half.
One of Djokovic’s doctors yesterday suggested that the Serbian would miss between six and 12 weeks due to the problem, but he has now been ruled out for the remainder of the year.
“All the doctors I’ve consulted, and all the specialists I have visited, in Serbia and all over the world, have agreed that this injury requires rest. A prolonged break from the sport is inevitable. I’ll do whatever it takes to recover. I will use the upcoming period to strengthen my body and also to improve certain tennis elements that I have not been able to work on over the past years, due to a demanding schedule,” read a statement on his official website.