Summary World No one Novak Djokovic has said that his right ankle is not bothering him anymore.
ROME (AP) - Novak Djokovic says his right ankle is not bothering him anymore. The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup in April then appeared to hurt it again in a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Italian Open on Sunday, Djokovic said "I feel better. The ankle is not bothering me anymore. ... I m already slowly starting to release the protection from the ankle because I feel more and more stable on it. There s no pain, which is great."
Djokovic won the Italian Open in 2008 and 2011 and he s looking forward to a warm reception at the Foro Italico after the Madrid crowd turned against him in the loss to Dimitrov.
