左太もも故障中のジョコビッチ、実戦復帰時期は「分からない」

【メルボルンＡＦＰ＝時事】全豪オープンテニスの男子シングルスで優勝したノバク・ジョコビッチ（セルビア）は３０日、約１か月での実戦復帰を望んでいるとしながらも、故障中の左ハムストリングがどれほど素早く回復するかは「分からない」との認識を示した。（写真は男子テニスのノバク・ジョコビッチ）
　ジョコビッチは２９日の決勝でステファノス・チチパス（ギリシャ）を６－３、７－６（７－４）、７－６（７－５）で下し、ラファエル・ナダル（スペイン）の男子歴代最多記録に並ぶ２２度目の四大大会（グランドスラム）制覇を成し遂げると同時に、世界ランキング１位にも返り咲いた。
　大会期間中には左太もも裏のけがに悩まされ続けてきたものの、勝ち進むにつれて状態は改善。ＡＦＰの取材で脚の具合やプレー再開時期について聞かれると、「分からない。これからの数日間でいくつか検査を受ける」とし、「その後でもう少し話せるようになり、状況も把握できるだろう」と答えた。
　ジョコビッチはトロフィーを掲げた前哨戦のアデレード国際１でハムストリングの筋を伸ばし、全豪オープンでも特に序盤はひどく動きに支障が出るなどして、次の試合に向けて練習ができなかったこともあった。
　「きょうの時点では、（約１か月後の）ドバイ・テニス選手権にエントリーしたままだ。数週間でコートに戻れることを願っている」 【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/01/31-13:18）

New Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic said on Monday he hopes to return to action in a month's time but is not sure how quickly his injured hamstring will heal.
The Serb also revealed that he had not had time to properly celebrate winning a record-extending 10th Melbourne title on Sunday.
His 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas saw Djokovic equal Rafael Nadal's men's record of 22 Grand Slam tournament wins and go back to world number one in the rankings.
Djokovic was troubled throughout the competition by his left hamstring, although it improved as the Grand Slam went on.
While the 35-year-old paraded the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup around the gardens of Government House in Melbourne on Monday for a photoshoot, he was asked by AFP how his leg was and when he might play again.
I'm not sure, I'm going to do some medical check-ups in the next few days, he replied. Then I'll be able to talk about it a bit more and understand the situation.
Djokovic pulled his hamstring before the Australian Open, having won a warm-up event in Adelaide, and was badly hampered at times at Melbourne Park, particularly in the early rounds.
At one point he did not practise between matches.
As it stands today I am still signed in for the Dubai tournament, which is in a month's time. I hope I'll be able to come back to the courts in several weeks' time, he said Monday.
Let's see, you know, I'll speak to the medical team and then take it from there, he added.
Djokovic's coach, Goran Ivanisevic, said most players would not have played after a pre-tournament scan showed the extent of the hamstring injury.
But not him -- he is from outer space, Ivanisevic told reporters.
His brain is working different. He gave everything, 77 therapies a day. Every day was kind of better and better.
Djokovic said there had not been time for any partying on Sunday night to mark his latest achievement.
Asked how he had celebrated the victory, he smiled: With the media, and with doping control!
It was 3:00 am when I went back to the accommodation and it was a long night, but of course a huge relief.
Ending a tournament and the whole journey here to Australia with a Grand Slam win is always incredibly satisfying, he added.
I didn't have yet the chance to really celebrate as much as I would like to. I guess that's going to come in Europe.