Novak Djokovic was injured due to the defeat of the left leg muscle after defeating Alexander Zver in the first Set of the Australian Open.
Djodovich left a group of screams to “Rod Layver Arena” after he sharply overcame his last four clashes against the world’s No. 2, barely lost in the starting sets of the competitions 7-5.
When the 37-year-old player walked to the dressing room, he stopped, turned around and answered, hit the crowd with two thumb.
Novak Djokovic shook the hands of Alexander Zver after graduating from a career in the semi-finals.
There was no doubt about the Champion of the Great Slam, when he was injured in a left foot for a victory in four sets of Carlos Alkaras, who ran late Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, Djokovic was not released on the spot, then canceled on Thursday, warming only before the game.
“I did everything possible to manage the muscles, which I had,” Djokovic said after the semifinals.
“Medication, ribbon and physio work helped to some extent today, but at the end of the first set, I started to feel more pain.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“Even if I won the first set, it will be a big struggle for me to stay physically enough to stay with him at rallies. Two, three, four hours. I don’t think I had. That, unfortunately, in the tank today. “
Zver calls on the crowd not to bully Djokovic
Djokovic had heavy ties during the match, but it seemed to be moving well at the early exchange of starting sets, which ended at a distance and lasted one hour 21 minutes.
Both had a brake capabilities, and Zver did not take five breakdowns of Djokovic in two separate service games, and the German was restored after 0-40 in the fourth match of Seth.
It was also difficult for Djokovic to blow Zver on the easier blow to Zapovich, after which the Serbian immediately pressed the opponent’s hand.
Zver, who came out of his third finals of “Grand Slam”, pursuing the first title, immediately left Djokovich’s protection in his interview, saying: When he is wounded.
“I know that everyone paid for tickets, but Novak Djokovic is someone who has given this sport at this sport at all.
“He defeated the tournament in this tournament, he won this tournament with the tournament, if he felt that he could not continue the tennis match.”
Zver, however, confessed that he was surprised when he saw Djokovic while throwing a glove. “I thought it was a fairly high level of first set.
“Of course, the longer you continue, the more it can worsen, and maybe he didn’t move well in the Tai-Bake.
“I am glad to appear in the final of the Australian Open, but on the other hand, there is no guy in the tour, whom I respect more than the Novak.
“Every time I found it difficult, I could call him, ask for advice. I wanted it too hard to meet five sets. “
Djokovic. I’ll talk to Murray about the next step
The departure of Djokovic means the premature completion of his first tournament with coach Andy Maray, and it remains to see if the agreement will continue.
During the Australian Open Championship, Novak Djokovic had a former opponent Andy Maray as a coach in his corner
“We were both disappointed with everything that happened, so we did not talk about further steps,” Djokovic said.
“I will definitely talk to Andi and thank you for me here, I will give him my opinion, which is, of course, positive, see how he feels and we will do the next step.”
Djokovic should be inspired by his tournament, while he said that he did not suppose that this would be his last Australian Open, although he acknowledges that his body becomes more prone to injuries.
This is the second time in the last four tournaments in the last four tournaments, who has to get out of the field, receiving a knee injury during the French open championship.
“It’s not like I’m worried about approaching every” big helmet “now if I will get an injury or not, but the statistics have somehow opposed me over the last few years,” he said.
“I want to continue to go ahead. I will continue to strive to win more slams. And as long as I feel like I want to come to terms with all this, I will be around. “
In his first finals of the Australian Open, Zver will meet with the winner of the second semi-final of the world and the world’s No. 1 and the 21st classified Ben Shelton.
