The German Alexander Zverev He will have a third chance to win his first Grand Slam title, at the age of 27. “He deserves it, I will encourage him,” said the Serbian Novak Djokovicwho retired from the Australian Open semifinal when he lost the opening set 6-7 (5-7). He did not try again with the muscle injury in his left thigh.
‘Nole’s decision was so sudden, just after missing a clear volley that cost him the set, after 81 minutes of a long partial, that the people in the stands did not accept it. The crowd bid farewell to the ten-time tournament champion, who has a record 24 Grand Slams won with the Australian, with boos. Margaret Court.
Alexander Zverev He scolded the fans. There was anger at his behavior in the interview on the track as the winner. “The first thing I want to say is, please, don’t boo a player who is injured,” he stressed.
“I know everybody paid for the tickets and expected to see a five-set match. (Djokovic) won this tournament with a torn stomach, he won this tournament with a thigh injury. So’ t please show respect,” he told the fans, who readily accepted the German’s words.
“Djokovic is someone who has given everything to this sport for the last 20 years,” he said.
Finalist at the 2020 US Open, where the Austrian Dominic Thiem he came back from two sets down, and at Roland Garros 2024, where he lost after five sets with Carlos Alcarazon Sunday he will try again. Against the current champion and world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinneror the American Ben Shelton.
Source: La Verdad
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