Australian Open: Djokovic retires injured to put Zverev in final

Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Alexander Zverev of Germany after retiring from the Men’s Singles Semifinal during day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing the first set 7-6(5) against Alex Zverev on Friday (January 24, 2025) to put the German through to his first Australian Open final.

Zverev will meet the winner of the Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton match in Sunday’s (January 26, 2025) decider as he bids for his first Grand Slam title.

The Serb’s upper left leg was again heavily taped after he hurt it in the quarter-finals and he called time after going down 7-6 (7/5).