Victim of a muscle tear in the left thigh, Novak Djokovic abandoned in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Serbian threw in the towel after losing the first set against Alexander Zverev, who will face Jannik Sinner or Ben Shelton on Sunday in the final.
Injured in the quarter -final against Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (ATP 7) resigned itself after a first set which lasted no less than 82 minutes. The man with the 25 coronations in Major understood that he was unable to win three heats to get a 38th Grand Slam final.
“I noticed that he was moving less well in the tie -break,” recovered on the court Alexander Zverev (ATP 2), who underlined – with the smile – being imposed only 7/5 in the decisive game in Having delivered his best set of the tournament against an opponent who was not 100%.
Always looking for a first major trophy at 27, Alexander Zverev will therefore compete in his third 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 five sets. It will be measured Sunday at the title holder Jannik Sinner (ATP 1) or the left -handed Ben Shelton (ATP 20).
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22.01.2024
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