The end of the Australian Open for Novak: Djokovic retired due to injury

After the end of the first set, Djokovic approached the net and announced his decision to the German, apparently unable to continue the match due to injury.

The two tennis players played a set lasting 81 minutes, which Zverev decided in his favor after the tie-break (7:6) after previously failing to use a total of eight break points.

It was especially uncertain in the third and fourth games when Novak first saved four break chances for the opponent, and then failed to use 0:40. If he had, he might have found the strength to play another set.

This is how the match went to a tie-break, where Zverev managed to win 7:5, and even before that, the obviously injured Novak stayed on the court immediately after the end of the last point and approached the net when he announced his decision to his opponent.

Just before that, Djokovic tried to relieve the pain with pills, but this time it didn't help either. The muscle rupture he pushed through the duel against Carlos Alcaraz was stronger than him this time.

Finally, an inglorious ending, as a small part of the audience decided to boo Novak, apparently dissatisfied with the fact that they paid for tickets for only one set. Djokovic then announced at the press conference that this could be his last Australian Open.

As for Zverev, he will play in the final against the winner of the duel between Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner.