After withdrawing from the French Open due to a knee surgery, Novak Djokovic's status for Wimbledon is in doubt after undergoing meniscus surgery.

Djokovic tore his meniscus in a fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo, leaving his Wimbledon status in doubt

The knee injury that forced Novak Djokovic to withdraw from the French Open prior to the quarterfinals will require surgery. Per ESPN's Tom Hamilton,

Novak Djokovic has decided to have surgery for a medial meniscus tear in his right knee, according to the French newspaper L’Equipe. The report did not cite a source.

After withdrawing from French Open due to a meniscus tear, Novak Djokovic may not be ready for the next Grand Slam event, but Olympics still possible.

According to ESPN, an MRI revealed that Djokovic tore the meniscus in his right knee during his match against Francisco Cerundolo on Monday. He will reportedly need surgery to repair the tear, and the recovery time means he may not be ready for Wimbledon in early July.

The surgery places Djokovic’s status for Wimbledon in serious doubt. The tournament is set to begin on July 1, giving Djokovic less than a month to recover from the procedure. It’ll also be a fairly tight turnaround before this summer’s Olympics in Paris, which begin on July 27.

World No 1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open with a knee injury sustained in his round of 16 win against Argentine 23rd seed Francisco Cerundolo.

Novak Djokovic will have surgery on his torn meniscus, a source told ESPN, which will put his status for Wimbledon in doubt.

Novak Djokovic is having surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, a source told ESPN’s Tom Hamilton. The surgery is taking place a day after Djokovic withdrew from the French Open following an MRI that confirmed the meniscus tear.