It is unclear exactly how long his recovery will take and when he will be able to play next.
Wimbledon, where he has won seven of his
24 Grand Slam titles, begins on July 1. The tennis events for the Paris Olympics start on July 27 at Roland Garros, the site of the French Open.
Djokovic was supposed to face No. 7 seed Casper Ruud, the runner-up each of the past two years in Paris, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Instead, Ruud got a walkover into the semifinals, where he will face No. 4 Alexander Zverev on Friday. The other men's semifinal will be No. 2 Jannik Sinner against No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz.
With Djokovic, the owner of three French Open titles, gone from the bracket, and Rafael Nadal — owner of a record 14 —
eliminated in the first round, someone will be holding the French Open men's trophy for the first time on Sunday.
And on Monday, when the new ATP rankings are released, Djokovic will slide down from the top spot and be replaced by Sinner, who becomes the first Italian man to get to No. 1.