Australian Open: An injured Djokovic is scattered, but targets more Grand Slam tournament | Tennis news
Serbian Novak Djokovic will seek a record 25th Grand Slam title despite the injured withdrawal from the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic promised that he would continue his record of a record 25 Grand Slam title while solving disappointment for withdrawing from his semifinals due to the muscle injury to the Australian Open, where he was shouted from the field in Melbourne.
Djokovic withdrew injured on Friday after losing his first set 7-6 (5) from Alexander Zverevo, and the ten-time champion painfully left Rod Laver Arena in the midst of a negative reaction of a part of the audience.
It was his second failure due to injury to Grand Slams in a year after giving up on French Open due to a knee problem before the quarterfinals against Casper Ruud. Four months before his 38th birthday, the time may take a step for the Serbian great, but he remained unwavering that he had more to give in the dusk of an extraordinary career.
“It’s not that I care now by approaching every grand stram whether I will be injured or not, but the statistics have been against me in the last few years,” he told reporters. “So the truth is that I have been (I) have been injured for the last few years. I don’t know exactly what the reason is. Maybe several different factors.
“But I’ll continue. I will continue to strive to conquer multiple slams. And as long as I feel I want to suffer all this, I’ll be there. ”
Djokovic entered the match under the clouds after an exhausting but brilliant By winning the quarterfinals over Carlos Alcaraz in which he took a long medical timeout after the first set.
He had a glued left thigh when he went out to the field against Zverev, but there were several signs of stretching until the late part of the set.
After struggling with a knee injury while running for the title two years ago and cracing the abdominal muscle during the 2021 championship in Melbourne Park, Djokovic’s retirement stunned the audience and surprised Zvereva.
The Serb said he might continue to fight if he had won the set, but he wondered if it would be worth it.
Although “upset and disappointed,” Djokovic was in the end a philosopher, saying he would cheer for Zvereva while the German was bidding for his first Grand Slam after defeat in two finals.
“I actually thought I played very well, as I played for the last 12 months, to be honest,” Djokovic said.
“I liked my chances … a lot of positive things I could take in the sense of playing the semi -finals. This is a very good result given the circumstances. But that doesn’t satisfy me – for my standards.
“I always look for the highest goal, reach the finals and fight for the trophy.”
With regard to his new partnership with Andy Murray, who helped the Serb in preparation for the first Grand Slam this year, Djokovic was not sure if he would continue together.
“I will definitely talk to Andy: thank him for being here with me, give him his feedback, which, of course, are positive, and see how he feels,” said Djokovic. “We are still wet heads and disappointed, so it’s kind of hard to change the page and start talking about the next steps.”
It was an already turbulent tournament for Djokovic, who is supported Danielle Collins’ response sending a kiss hostile audience in Melbourne. The American also thanked the viewers for paying her the next five -star holiday after defeating the local destanee Aiav in the second round.
Djokovic rejected an interview on the field for the Channel Nine Australian Television House for “offensive, racist” mocking.
TV presenter included, Steve Jones, later apologized for objectionswhich also attracted the attention of both Elona Male and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
In the meantime, Zverev will face the first bearer of Italian Jannik Sinner or 21 in the men’s finals on Sunday with the first carrier of Italian Jannik, Ben Shelton.
