Zverev will face defending Australian Open champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, who beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2, in Sunday's final. Zverev is pursuing his first major tournament title.
Novak Djokovic retired due to injury after losing the first set to Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5) in the semifinals of the Australian Open on Friday. Zverev
Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open in stunning fashion. The 24-time slam champion medically retired immediately after dropping the first set of his semifinal match against No. 2 Alexander Zverev in a tiebreak 7-6 (5).
Djokovic is only interested in tennis' biggest prizes. He still has the game to win them, but at age 37 his body is letting him down
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Novak Djokovic has come back to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 12th time.
His departure sets up a Sunday men’s final between the second-seeded Zverev and the tournament’s No. 1 seed and defending champ, Jannik Sinner, who prevailed over the American
Novak Djokovic surprised everyone when he retired due to injury after the first set of his match against Alexander Zverev, and surprisingly, some of the Open crowd booed. Maybe fans felt like they weren’t getting their money’s worth.
Novak Djokovic is recovering from an injury that left him unable to claim his 11th Australian Open victory. On Friday afternoon, local time, the Serbian tennis player, 37, arrived for his semifinal against Alexander Zverev with his left leg heavily taped, having torn a muscle during Tuesday’s win over Carlos Alcaraz.
Novak Djokovic drops a big update on his rumoured retirement after his emotional loss in the Australian Open semi-final.As per BBC, Djokovic’s goal of winning his 11th championship and 25th Grand Slam title came to an unexpected end