Affected in the adductors, Novak Djokovic (ATP 7) retired in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Serbian threw in the towel after losing the first set against Alexander Zverev (3), who will face Jannik Sinner or Ben Shelton on Sunday in the final.
Ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic, seeking a record 25th Grand Slam title, retired in the semi-finals in Melbourne on Friday against world No. 2 Alexander Zverev.
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Injured in the quarter-finals against Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic resigned after a first set which lasted no less than 82 minutes. The man with 25 Major titles understood that he was not able to win 3 rounds to reach a 38th Grand Slam final.
Towards the end of the 1st set I started to feel more and more pain, too difficult to manage
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“I have done everything in my power to manage the muscle tear I am suffering from”explained the 37-year-old Serb. “The medicine, the treatment and the bandage” which encircled his left thigh on Friday “helped, but towards the end of the first set I started to feel more and more pain, too difficult to manage.”
The Serbian “don’t know” if the 2025 edition was his last participation in the Australian Open. “It’s a possibility, (but) I’ll have to see how the season goes.”.
A 3rd major final for Zverev
“I noticed that he moved less well in the tie-break”noted on the court Alexander Zverev (ATP 2), who underlined – with a smile – having won only 7/5 in the decisive game by having delivered his best set of the tournament against an opponent who was nevertheless not 100%.
Still in search of a first major trophy at the age of 27, Alexander Zverev will therefore play his 3rd Grand Slam final after those lost in 2020 in New York against Dominic Thiem and in 2024 in Paris against Carlos Alcaraz, each time in 5 sets. He will face defending champion Jannik Sinner (1) or left-hander Ben Shelton (20) on Sunday.
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