Australian Open: Novak Djokovic out of Australian Open, left the match after losing the first set, the reason is painful

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open. He defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals and made it to the semi-finals. But in this match against Alexander Zverev on Friday, January 24, he left the match as soon as he lost the first set. Actually, Djokovic suffered an injury during the match and was seen in a lot of pain. After this he decided to leave the match. With this, Zverev got a walkover and he reached the final.

Djokovic arrived with tape on his foot

Novak Djokovic had earlier complained of a leg injury in the quarterfinal match as well. But after treatment, he was able to play the entire match and defeated Alcaraz in a thrilling match. After this, he did not practice for the match against Zverev and focused on recovery. Despite this, he could not fully recover from the injury. Djokovic arrived with tape on his leg for the semifinal match.

Djokovic had a good start in the first set. But Zverev made a comeback and won this set 7-6. It was during this set that his injury started bothering him. After a lot of effort, he completed the first set but he realized that he would not be able to continue the match. So, after losing this set, he decided to leave the match. Later he revealed that his leg muscles had torn.

The audience hooted

As soon as Djokovic decided to leave the match, the spectators present there started hooting. The fans teased Djokovic, who has won this title 10 times. Let us tell you that earlier in the quarter-finals, Djokovic had complained of injury and taken a medical time out against Alcaraz. Many experts saw this as his strategy. The spectators were also angry about this and hooted 37-year-old Djokovic a lot.