Djokovic nears full fitness, eyes 100th title in Doha

Novak Djokovic, announced on Monday that his leg injury, which had disrupted his aspirations at the Australian Open, is "almost 100 percent healed." He expressed his readiness to pursue his 100th ATP title in Doha later this month.

"There's no longer any muscle tear. The injury is almost 100 per cent healed and I'm ready to go for more victories," Djokovic said in an interview with Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti.

"I have the green light from the medical team to train, to prepare.

"The Doha tournament is in seven days' time, and I'm sticking to my schedule."

Djokovic's pursuit of a historic 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open came to an abrupt end when he had to retire due to injury after losing the first set to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.

He had already been dealing with this injury during his quarter-final match against Carlos Alcaraz.

However, Djokovic anticipates returning for the Qatar Open, commencing on February 17th, where he aims to achieve his 100th ATP title, joining the ranks of Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.

"I've been chasing it (100th ATP title) for a while, since last October. But we'll see, it'll come when it comes," said the Serb, now ranked seventh in the world.

"Thank God I managed to recover quickly. I've had a few more injuries recently compared to the first 15 years of my career.

"It probably comes with age, but my body is still serving me well and I still have the flame and desire."

The previous world number one was compelled to withdraw prior to the quarter-finals of the French Open last year due to a right knee injury, which necessitated meniscus surgery.

However, he made a timely return for Wimbledon, where he was defeated by Alcaraz in the final, before subsequently securing his first Olympic gold medal by overcoming the Spaniard at Roland Garros.