Novak Djokovic retires hurt to send Zverev into Australian Open final Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic was booed off the court by some sections of the Rod Laver Arena audience when he sensationally retired hurt from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday after losing the first set.
“Medications, and this strap, and the physio work helped to some extent today, but towards the end of that first set, I just started feeling more and more pain, and it was too much to handle for me at the moment.
The Serb suffered an injury to his groin area in his quarter-final against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday and took to the court with both dark tape and a white bandage enveloping his upper thigh.
Djokovic addressed the booing from some sections of the crowd in comments to Serbian media: “People came here, bought a ticket, expected a battle and they’re not satisfied.
I know what’s happening in my body, and I know how I feel, how much energy I’ve given this tournament over the last 20-plus years.”.
