This abdomen tear changes things and what many of us have said about the Slam race. I.e injuries are key. Realistically he is out for 2 months without risking aggravating it. Clay is brutal for the abdomen as one has to generate their own power. Wimbledon is straight after. He has a decision to make now i think. He gambled and all credit he won the AO. But at what cost?
He can rest up. 4-6 weeks is enough time to recover. Plus with his great team, physio’s and doctors he probably recover faster.
It’s no big deal as luckily the next majors are months away. He really doesn’t need to play Dubai, Miami or even Monte Carlo. I feel he will be back by probably April though.
It was worth it because he won it. If it was a serious injury that could cause a lengthy layoff of several months then he wouldn’t have been able to compete or win the tournament. Novak said himself between a month to 2 months is more than enough time to get over the issues. He will just want to make sure.
He will be fine for the rest of the slams this year. I’d worry about Fed more having to play best of 5 matches at his age and after lengthy knee injury. Literally if one player gets Fed into a long match now he’s pretty much done.
