Novak Djokovic Booed By Crowd After Injury Forces His Exit from Australian Open 2025 Semifinal, Alexander Zverev Asks Fans to 'Show Some Love' (Watch Video)
Dealing with what he said was a torn muscle, Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) when he put a forehand volley into the net, then began shaking his head and immediately walked over to shake Zverev's hand. The 37-year-old Djokovic packed up his equipment and walked off toward the locker room, pausing to respond to the jeers by giving two thumbs-up.
Melbourne, January 24:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday. Dealing with what he said was a torn muscle, Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) when he put a forehand volley into the net, then began shaking his head and immediately walked over to shake Zverev's hand. The 37-year-old Djokovic packed up his equipment and walked off toward the locker room, pausing to respond to the jeers by giving two thumbs-up. .
At his news conference, Djokovic said the pain in his taped left leg was 슬롯사이트getting worse and worse.슬롯사이트� He hurt it during his quarterfinal victory over Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday night. 슬롯사이트I knew," Djokovic said, "even if I won the first set, it was going to be a huge uphill battle for me.슬롯사이트� He was bidding for an 11th championship at the Australian Open and a record 25th Grand Slam title overall. 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's French Open before the quarterfinals because he tore the meniscus in his right knee during a match.
Djokovic underwent surgery in Paris and, less than two months later, reached the final at Wimbledon, then won a gold medal for Serbia at the Paris Olympics. The No. 2-seeded Zverev reached his first title match at Melbourne Park and on Sunday will face the winner of Friday's second semifinal between No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, the defending champion, and No. 21 Ben Shelton of the United States. Zverev, a 27-year-old German, 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. 슬롯사이트My goal is still to compete with the big guys and to compete for these kind of tournaments and try to win them,슬롯사이트� Zverev said. 'When Are You Going to Sleep Tonight?' Novak Djokovic Shares Adorable Moment With His Kids, Interrupts Interview to Remind Them Of Bedtime After Defeating Carlos Alcaraz in Australia Open 2025 (Watch Video).
슬롯사이트For that, I need to get better. I need to improve on the court. I need to improve physically.슬롯사이트� During his on-court interview, Zverev pleaded with the fans not to give Djokovic a hard time.슬롯사이트I know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match," he said. "But you've got to understand 슬롯사이트� Novak Djokovic is somebody that has given this sport, for the past 20 years, absolutely everything of his life. He has won this tournament with an abdominal tear, he has won this tournament with a hamstring tear. If he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means he cannot continue a tennis match. So please, be respectful and show some love for Novak as well.슬롯사이트�
Alexander Zverev Asks Fans to 'Show Some Love' for Novak Djokovic
The only set of Djokovic vs. Zverev lasted 1 hour, 21 minutes and included 19 points that lasted nine strokes or more apiece. The first four games alone lasted 31 minutes, slowed both by the lengthy baseline exchanges and Djokovic's deliberate pacing between points, taking the 25-second serve clock down to 슬롯사이트� and occasionally slightly beyond 슬롯사이트� the full allotment.
The match was grueling 슬롯사이트� and would have been even without dealing with a leg problem that initially became an issue late in the first set against Alcaraz.
슬롯사이트I didn't hit the ball (from after the) Alcaraz match until like an hour before today's match,슬롯사이트� Djokovic said. 슬롯사이트I 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," he added.
"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.슬롯사이트�
Zverev said he could sense 슬롯사이트some dents슬롯사이트� on the other side of the net in the tiebreaker and noticed that Djokovic was struggling 슬롯사이트maybe a bit more.슬롯사이트�
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. This time, Djokovic could not pull off a similar escape. .
And afterward, there was a lot Djokovic was unsure about. Might this have been his last appearance at Melbourne Park? 슬롯사이트There is a chance. Who knows?슬롯사이트� Djokovic replied. 슬롯사이트I'll just have to see how the season goes. I want to keep going.슬롯사이트� He said it's too soon to know how long he might be sidelined.
He said he isn't sure yet what will happen to his coaching arrangement with former on-court rival Andy Murray.
What Djokovic did make clear: His focus and goals will not waver. 슬롯사이트It's not like I'm worrying approaching every Grand Slam now whether I'm going to get injured or not, but statistics are against me in a way in the last couple of years,슬롯사이트� he said. 슬롯사이트But I'll keep going. I'll keep striving to win more Slams. And as long as I feel that I want to put up with all of this, I'll be around.슬롯사이트� (AP)
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