Djokovic wrote that little did he know back then that he would become a great of the game one day. 
WATCH: “Little did I know,” Novak Djokovic shares a cute childhood video of him talking about tennis

Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago, Instagram)

Novak Djokovic is recovering from the surgery he recently underwent. He tore his meniscus due to slipping on the clay court of Roland Garros several times during his fourth-round clash with Francisco Cerundolo.

On his Instagram, he reshared a video of a page that uploaded a video of a seven-year-old Djokovic talking about tennis in Serbian. Djokovic wrote that little did he know back then that he would become a great of the game one day.

Tennis fans probably have watched the famous interview of the seven-year-old Djokovic who talked about playing at night because of his school during the day and tennis training afterward. He was just seven, but tennis was not a game for him, it was his duty.

It will take 19 days for Novak Djokovic to recover from meniscus surgery

Novak Djokovic was eyeing his historic 25th Grand Slam singles title, but the knee injury stopped him from progressing to the quarterfinals as he withdrew from the tournament just a day before his match against Casper Ruud.
Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago)
Djokovic is now facing a race against time to play at the Wimbledon Championships. However, a top Serbian doctor, Dr. Goran Rodic, believes Nole will heal completely before the grass-court Grand Slam event.

The good news is that in 90 percent of cases, it does not require surgical intervention. Maybe Novak's injury did not require surgical intervention. However, we who are involved in the examination of athletes suggest that if it is a battle against time, it should be solved surgically because then rehabilitation is somewhat faster. That works in favor of Novak.

Goran Rodic told Sportal

He added that the 37-year-old will be fully healed in just 19 days by giving the example of footballer Nemanja Gudelj from La Liga side Sevilla who had dealt with a similar problem but recovered in 19 days. If Djokovic does heal before Wimbledon, there is a chance for him to play in the tournament, but at the same time, preparation may get affected by it.

Wimbledon starts on July 1, which means Djokovic would probably be missing other grass-court tournaments to get his body ready for the season’s third Grand Slam event. Because of his trophyless season, Djokovic lost his World No.1 spot to Jannik Sinner. The Italian will dethrone Djokovic from the top spot officially on Monday next week.