"It's calming down": Novak Djokovic provides update about eye infection ahead of Monte-Carlo Masters

Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic has gives update about his eye infection ahead of the Monte Carlo Master. The ATP 1000 event began on Sunday where some of the best players in the world will participate to showcase their talent and secure the ultimate prize.

Former world number one Djokovic, who is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, was one of the pre-tournament favourites to lift the title after his heroics in the recently concluded Miami Open.

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The 37-year-old finished as the runner-up after losing to the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6. During the final, Djokovic was seen playing with a swollen right eye. The Belgrade-born star has been recently quoted in a report by France 24, where he gave details about his recovery from the eye infection. Djokovic also admitted that his ‘expectations’ are not that high in the competition where he last lifted the title back in 2015.

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"I'm glad that I found at least in Miami that joy on the court and, I feel, performance level," he said. "Let's see if I can carry that into clay. It's obviously a completely different surface and I didn't have much time to get used to this tournament, so my expectations are not really high for the results here. It's more about trying to get matches and as many as possible, and obviously try to peak towards the end of the clay season which is, of course, most importantly in Paris. It started in semi-finals day in Miami and I did struggle with it in the finals but it's calming down, I guess. I'm visiting the doctor later today so let's see. It should be okay."

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