Novak Djokovic retires from Australian Open semi-final as Alexander Zverev advances - live
Novak Djokovic retires from Australian Open semi-final as Alexander Zverev advances - live
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Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after retiring from his semi-final, with Zverev through to play Jannik Sinner or Ben Shelton. Novak Djokovic dramatically retired from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev after being unable to play through a torn muscle in his upper left leg before admitting there is a “chance” may have played at the tournament for the final time.
The 37-year-old conceded the match immediately after putting a simple volley into the net on set point, and was strangely booed by some sections of the crowd when walking off the court despite clearly struggling with the injury during the 82-minute opener.
Djokovic sustained the injury during his dramatic comeback win over Carlos Alcaraz in Tuesday’s quarter-finals, where he played through pain, and admitted he did not have anything left in the tank after being unable to train on Wednesday or Thursday.
While the injury ended his bid for a record 25th grand slam title in Melbourne and cast doubt over his future, Djokovic insisted that he is determined to come back and compete for more trophies. “I’ll keep going. I’ll keep striving to win more slams,” he said. “And as long as I feel that I want to put up with all of this, I’ll be around.”.
His retirement means Zverev advances to his first Australian Open final, where the German second seed will face either defending champion and World No 1 Jannik Sinner or big-serving American Ben Shelton on Sunday. Follow the latest updates from the Australian Open semi-finals in our live blog below:.
