Djokovic health scare ahead of open tilt

Novak Djokovic's hamstring damage scare continues to hover over his bow at the Australian Open 

Djokovic drove through the hamstring strain to say the remaining week's overall Adelaide 1 and company are the favorites for a tenth name at Melbourne Park.

He has won 34 consecutive clubs in Australia, with his last defeating a shock fourth round loss to Korean Hyeon Chung at the 2018 Australian Open.

After beating Sebastian Korda in Sunday's decider, the 35-12-month-old crop discovered he had worked "late into the night" with his physio after the semi-final

But in Wednesday's fit practice with Medvedev at Rod Laver Stadium, the first time Djokovic had played in front of a Melbourne crowd since closing out the 12-month

The session was supposed to last seventy-five minutes, but Djokovic exited after Medvedev claimed the first set 6-4 in 36 minutes, 

"It's a hamstring that I had trouble with in Adelaide definitely last week," Djokovic told Community Nine later on Wednesday.

"So I played hard and fast and then he apologized to him, it was information so I just want to avoid any kind of bigger scare before the Australian Open

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