After being injured in the semifinals against Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic was booed out of the coat from some Australian open fans.
Djokovic, who was aiming to acquire the 11th title to extend the record, dropped the first set in 80 minutes in 7-6 (7-5) and abstained.
A 37 -year -old Serbian player was injured his left foot when he won Carlos Alcaras in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, and taped his left foot heavy.
“I did everything I could to cure the meat separation,” said Djokovic. He also aimed to update the successive record of 25 major titles.
“As I approached the end of the first set, the pain increased steadily.
“It was incompetent to me.”
After hitting the volley into the net at the set point, the seventh seed Jokovic immediately approached Zverev.
Despite hearing a booing from several sections in the rod labber arena, he waved his thumb to the crowd and raised his thumb.
Jokovic, who was asked about the reaction by Serbian media, said, “I don’t know what to say.
“People have paid tickets for great games and big battles, but they didn’t get it.
“From that point of view, I can understand it. I do my best to understand them, but I know if they understand me or even they want to understand. No.
The second seed German Zverev is aiming for the first Grand Slam title even after losing twice in the major final.
After the Italian defeated Ben Shelton, he will play against the champion Yanik Senner in the world’s number one in the Sunday final.
“Don’t boo when the player is injured.”
At the end of the first set with Alcaras, his fitness was raised from the moment he rushed to a drop shot and immediately frowned to the box.
Djokovic won a remarkable victory on a 21 -year -old player, as he did many times in his brilliant career.
However, there was a question about how well he was ready to play against Zverev.
“I knew that even if I won the first set, it would be a very difficult battle to maintain enough physical strength while with him,” Djokovic said.
“I don’t think it was in the tank.”
Djokovic has not been practicing at Melbourne Park since Tuesday night victory, canceled the hitting that was scheduled for Thursday, and warmed up on the coat just before the semifinals.
Djokovic did not practice during the game to acquire the title in 2023, and later revealed that the hamstring had 3 cm torn.
In 2021, he won the title despite the rupture of his abs in the third round.
The first thing I want to say is Zuberev, who talked to the crowd in an interview on the court, saying, “Please do not boo when the player is injured.”
“I know that everyone wants to pay a ticket fee and want to see a 5 set of games, but we need to understand that Novak Djokovic is a person who has absolutely dedicated everything to tennis. be.
“He won the title by abdominal rupture and won the title in hamstring tears.
“If he can’t continue this match, that means he can’t really continue.”
Former Australian player John Mirman, a TV commentator at Melbourne Park, said the audience’s reaction was “complete lack of respect.”
He added in the post to X.
Signs to show the struggle of Djokovic
Djokovic seemed to be much below the best since the start of the semifinals.
Formerly the former world ranking, he was lucky to have been struggling with the first serve and was not punished by Zverev.
Zuberelev, who was playing passively behind the base line, made a terrible mistake in the four breakpoints created in the third game of the game.
Two forehands and one backhand were thrown quietly on the net, and in the fourth, the forehand was decided in the front row of the stand.
After 23 minutes, Djokovic had two breakpoints in 2-1, but could not take a chance.
Despite the improvement of Djokovic’s service game, the breakpoints had to be saved again in 4-4, and the painful way of walking and agony on the chair became more prominent.
Nevertheless, the end of the game was a shock for almost 15,000 people gathered at the rod lever arena, and for Zverev himself.
When asked if there was a sign of Jokovic’s struggle, Zverev laughed and said, “No, it was actually a high -level set.
“Of course, there were some difficulties, and the longer it lasts, the worse the situation.
“Maybe his movement was not so good in the tiebreak, but I think the very long and physical rally continued.”
