Novak Djokovic’s retirement within the semi-final of the 2025 Australian Open has brought about plenty of dialogue amongst followers and insiders. After dropping the primary set to Alexander Zverev, the previous world No.1 out of the blue shook fingers together with his opponent and left the Rod Laver Enviornment receiving boos from the Australian crowd.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion was very unhappy about what occurred and raised each thumbs in direction of the gang in a wry tone. The 37-year-old from Belgrade had suffered an damage to his left thigh throughout his match in opposition to Carlitos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals, however painkillers and his wonderful psychological power had allowed him to prevail in 4 units in opposition to the younger Spaniard.
Corretja and Almagro on Djokovic
Former world quantity 2 Alex Corretja – on the microphones of Eurosport – had criticized Australian followers for booing the Serbian legend, however had identified a small mistake made by the latter when leaving the court docket.
In keeping with the previous Spanish ace, Nole ought to have picked up the microphone and defined to individuals the rationale for his retirement.
“I’d by no means have requested Zverev to take the microphone when he broke his ankle in opposition to Rafa Nadal on the 2022 French Open, however the ache felt by Novak was not perceptible to individuals,” Corretja defined. “I did not say that Nole needed to justify himself for his retirement, but when he had defined in 30 seconds the rationale for his choice he would have averted these boos” – added Alex.
Nicolas Almagro disagrees: “If I had been in his state of affairs – with every little thing he was feeling on the time – I would not have given any clarification to the gang.”
Corretja replied: “You aren’t Novak Djokovic, you’re Nico Almagro and I’m Alex Corretja.”
In the course of the AO, the Serbian champion suffered a tear in his left thigh that might hold him out for a few months. Djokovic will be unable to assist Serbia within the Davis Cup and the subsequent tournaments are additionally in robust doubt.
