- First lost set
- Immediate retired
- Bacyled Crowd Bags
Novak Djokovic has removed the semifinal from the Australian Australian Open against Alexander Zverev after losing the first set.
The pockets of the crowd booed Djokovic when he left the court, with Zverev defending his rival.
“Please, guys, they don't boo a player when they go out with an injury,” he said.
'I know, I know that everyone paid the tickets and everyone paid the tickets and everyone wants to see a great game of 5 set and everything.
'But you must understand, Novak Djokovic is someone who has given this sport during the last 20 years, absolutely everything in his life.
'He has won this tournament with an abdominal tear. He has won this tournament with a tear of sticks. If you can't continue a tennis game, it really means that you can't continue a tennis game. '
Djokovic has been fighting injuries throughout the Australian Open and retired after the first set in its semi -final
Djokovic hugs Alexander Zverev after the 80 -minute set that finished his open campaign
'Did you have an idea that I was fighting?' The former American tennis star and the Court interviewer Jim Courier asked.
“I really thought it was a first high level set,” Zverev replied.
'But I mean, of course, there are some difficulties and the longer you continue playing, maybe worse.
'In the tiebreaker, perhaps he was not moving as well as throughout the first set, but I thought we had extremely long, extremely difficult manifestations, also physical packs.
'In the tiebreaker, I saw him fight a little more. But still, look, of course, I am happy on the one hand to be in the final of the Australian Open.
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