Djokovic's Australian Open season is ended by injury
This was Alexander Zverev's first Australian Open final. However, a clarification had to be made before the festivities could start. Zverev emphasized the term "really" when he addressed the audience, "If he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means he cannot continue a tennis match."
Novak Djokovic had just left Rod Laver Arena, a place where he had received ten times the amount of love reserved for champions, amid a chorus of jeers.
After the first turn, which lasted for an hour and twenty-one minutes, Djokovic had just cut the wings of a possible marathon and entered a tiebreaker. Djokovic's left leg, which was strapped following an injury sustained in his previous encounter against Carlos Alcaraz, did not appear to be stopping entirely during those lengthy minutes and rallies.
After seemingly hitting a straightforward volley with a set point at 5-6 in the tiebreaker, Djokovic approached Zverev and abruptly stopped the match.
Later, Djokovic said it was a tear in his muscle. He thought that the additional day of recuperation following the quarterfinal, which he somehow made it through, would be sufficient to let him get to the semi-final as well. His 37-year-old physique had a different idea.
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