Djokovic exits French Open with serious knee injury, will lose No. 1 ranking
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured right knee on Tuesday, ending his title defence. Tournament organizers say Djokovic has a torn medial meniscus.
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![Novak Djokovic's damaged right knee had been bothering him for a couple of weeks before he arrived at Roland Garros for the French Open. A Serbian men's tennis player slips during his fourth-round match of the French Open tournament against Argentinian athlete at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 3, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7224029.1717515130!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/djokovic-novak-240604-1180.jpg)
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured right knee on Tuesday, ending his title defence. Tournament organizers say Djokovic has a torn medial meniscus.