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MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.<\/p>\n
Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev and shake hands. <\/p>\n
Spectators booed as the 37-year-old Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he stopped, turned around and responded by giving two thumbs-up.<\/p>\n
At his news conference, Djokovic said the pain in his left leg was \u201cgetting worse and worse.\u201d <\/p>\n
He hurt it during his quarterfinal victory over Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday night and wore white tape around his upper leg against Zverev.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew,\u201d Djokovic said, \u201ceven if I won the first set, it was going to be a huge uphill battle for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was bidding for an 11th championship at the Australian Open and record 25th Grand Slam title overall. <\/p>\n
But this is the second time in the past four major tournaments he was unable to finish because of an injury: He withdrew from last year\u2019s French Open before the quarterfinals after tearing the meniscus in his right knee during a match.<\/p>\n
Djokovic had surgery a couple of days later and immediately reached the final at the following major, Wimbledon, then won a gold medal for Serbia at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n
On Friday, he was asked whether this might have been his last appearance at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a chance. Who knows?\u201d Djokovic said. \u201cI\u2019ll just have to see how the season goes. I want to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n
The No. 2-seeded Zverev reached his first title match at Melbourne Park and on Sunday will face the winner of Friday\u2019s second semifinal between No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, the defending champion, and No. 21 Ben Shelton of the United States.<\/p>\n
Zverev is a two-time runner-up at other major tournaments, losing finals in five sets at the 2020 U.S. Open and 2024 French Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe very first thing I want to say is: Please, guys, don\u2019t boo a player when he goes out with injury,\u201d Zverev told the Rod Laver Arena crowd during his on-court interview. \u201cI know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match. But you\u2019ve got to understand \u2014 Novak Djokovic is somebody that has given this sport, for the past 20 years, absolutely everything of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The only set of Djokovic vs. Zverev lasted 1 hour, 20 minutes and included 19 points that lasted nine strokes or more apiece. The first four games alone lasted 31 minutes.<\/p>\n
It was grueling \u2014 and would have been even without dealing with a problem with one\u2019s body. But everything was too much for Djokovic with the thigh, which first became an issue late in the first set against Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t hit the ball since (the) Alcaraz match until like an hour before today\u2019s match,\u201d Djokovic said. \u201cI did everything I possibly can to basically manage the muscle tear that I had. Medications and I guess the (tape) 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 for me to handle. Unfortunate ending, but I tried.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zverev said he could sense \u201csome dents\u201d on the other side of the net in the tiebreaker and noticed that Djokovic was struggling \u201cmaybe a bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two years ago at Melbourne Park, Djokovic hurt his left hamstring but still managed to depart with the trophy. Against Alcaraz, he was down a set against someone who is 16 years his junior but won.<\/p>\n
This time, Djokovic could not pull off a similar escape.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means he cannot continue a tennis match. So, please, be respectful,\u201d Zverev said to the fans. \u201cAnd really show some love for Novak.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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