An injured Novak Djokovic retired from the Australian Open after dropping the first set of his semifinal against Alexander Zverev.
Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his
“I knew," Djokovic said,"even if I won the first set, it was going to be a huge uphill battle for me.”Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray start Australian Open off with first-round win 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.
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 — and occasionally slightly beyond — the full allotment.
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