Šok za Hrvate: Čilić odpovedal nastop na Davisovem Pokalu!

Marin Čilić tokrat ne bo pomagal Hrvaški. (Foto: Instagram)

Marin Čilić tokrat ne bo pomagal Hrvaški. (Foto: Instagram)

Branilci naslova Davisovega pokala so danes doživeli šok. Nastop na zaključnem turnirju, ki bo letos od 18. do 24. novembra potekal v Madridu, je namreč odpovedal trenutno 2. lopar Hrvaške Marin Čilić. 

Marin Čilić tokrat ne bo pomagal Hrvaški. (Foto: Instagram)
Marin Čilić tokrat ne bo pomagal Hrvaški. (Foto: Instagram)

Razlog odpovedi nastopa nekdaj že 3. igralca sveta je poškodba kolena. “Sezona 2019 je bila zame pravi mentalni in fizični boj. Kljub vsemu preventivnemu delu in rehabilitaciji, ki smo jo z ekipo naredili, mi moje ponavljajoče se težave s kolenom še naprej povzročajo težave,” je svoj zapis na Instagramu pričel Marin Čilić.

Kasneje se je dotaknil še svojega (ne)nastopa v Davisovem pokalu, kjer bo Hrvaška letos poizkušala ubraniti naslov iz lanske sezone, ko je v Lilleu ugnala domačo Francijo: “Opraviti bom moral nekaj manjših posegov, ki me bodo za nekaj časa oddaljila od teniških igrišč. To pa na žalost pomeni, da ne bom mogel tekmovati v Davisovem pokalu v tem mesecu”, je dejal Hrvat, ki je lani v finalu najprej s 3:0 ugnal Jo-Wilfrieda Tsongaja, kasneje pa končno zmago Hrvaške potrdil še s prepričljivo zmago nad Lucasom Pouilleom.

Ob Borni Čoriću tako gre pričakovati, da bo za Hrvaško znova priložnost dobil 40-letni Ivo Karlović.

 

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With the 2019 season finished, I wanted to share an update with you all. The last year and a half has been a real struggle mentally and physically for me. Even with all the preventative work and rehab my team and I did, my recurring knee injury has continued to give me problems, and as the season progressed it was becoming more evident that surgery was inevitable. I recently did an ultrasound and luckily the results were better than expected💪🏼💪🏼. The rehab work was successful enough that surgery is not necessary at this stage, however, I will need to undergo a few minor interventions which will keep me off the tennis court for a longer period and unfortunately means I will not be able to compete at the Davis Cup this month 🙁. I am extremely disappointed by this, but I believe in my teammates and will be their most devoted fan 🇭🇷. In the meantime, I will dedicate myself to getting back to form so that I can enter the 2020 season healthier, more prepared, and more motivated than ever. Thank you all for your constant support and I look forward to seeing you back on tour in 2020. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #teamCilic #iznadsvihhrvatska

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