Tree-hugging Djokovic says wrist is ‘pain-free’

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic said on Saturday he had overcome a worrisome wrist injury ahead of the Australian Open while revealing one of the secrets to his success in Melbourne was hugging trees.

“My wrist is good. I had time from the last match against De Minaur in the United Cup to my first match here to recover,” he said.

“I´ve been training well. Practice sessions pain-free so far. It´s good. It´s all looking good. Let´s see how it goes.”

He added: “It´s not as bad as some other injuries I had here... I can´t predict whether it´s going to come back. Once I start playing more matches, stress levels go higher. I don´t know. We have to find out.”