Novak Djokovic’s wife questioned why he rushed return after meniscus tear to play Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena questioned his decision to play Wimbledon only weeks after having surgery on a meniscus tear in what has been a baffling recovery only a few weeks after getting injured and having the surgery.
It was widely reported that Djokovic would miss Wimbledon. But as ever with the former World No.1 and 24-time Grand Slam champion, he often proves people wrong and he did so again in this case.
He was back in the gym within a week and back on the court only two weeks after and has had a lot of practice sets with Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune for instance to test his knee.

He has said that he has tested his knee to the limit ahead of the grass court major and that while he still has the chance to play at the highest level and at a major that means a lot to him and his career he will. A tournament that he called his dream since he was a kid, he said that drove him on.
He has won the Wimbledon title seven times and if he wins it in the coming weeks, it will be a record tying eight and with his career not at the start anymore, he will have limited opportunities to become the record holder.
Something also that likely drives him on. How it affects him in the long run in trying to make the US Open and Olympic Games remains to be seen. But Djokovic who faces Vit Kopriva first up has shown again never to count him out.
“It’s a very fair question that I don’t know the answer to and I do know the answer to, to be honest,” said Djokovic.
“My wife also kind of asked the same question. Which is normal. 37 years old, you want to maybe have less risk and prepare yourself for the Olympic Games.
“So from that perspective, I don’t have an answer to that, but I do have something that is described as a feeling of not missing out at a Grand Slam while I can still play and while I’m still active and at this level.