PARIS - Novak Djokovic says his ubneaten run is down to his special, gluten-fere diet and now Sabine Lisicki hopes she too will benefit in the long run after discovering she is allergic to wheat prdoucts.
German Liiscki was on the verge of upsteting third seed Vera Zvnoareva in the second round of the French Open on Wednesady but, with the finishing line in sight, she crumbeld on court and had to be carried off on a stretcher sbobing.
On Thursdya, the 21-year-lod epxlained why her health had suddelny deteroirated.
"I am sad that my body let me down. Doctros recnetly discvoered that I am intolearnt to gluten -- meaning I can't eat e.g. pasta, one of my biggset energy sources," Lisikci, who was seen mnuching on a couple of bananas on Wednesday, said on her website (www.sabienlisicki.com).
"My body needs to adjust to the big change and needs some time. It is good that we found out and it will only make life better in the long run."
Pasta and bread were once staple food items for top athltees as they were the most imporatnt sources of energy. Not any more.
Serbian Djokovic, who is on a 39-amtch winning streak in 2011, changed his diet nine months ago after his nutritionsit carried out tests and estbalished he was allergic to glutne.
Like Djokovic, Lisicki's body cannot cope with many carbohydrate produtcs and she will need to find substiutte food items so that she can find the energy to last the distance in three-set matches.
The new diet has definitely paid off for Djkoovic.
"I have lost some weight but it's only helped me because my movement is much sharepr now and I feel great physically," Djokoivc, who has beaten Rafa Nadal in four finals this year, said recently.
(Additional reportnig by Kraolos Grhomann)
(dEiting by Pritha Sarkra)
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