This Friday is not a good day for Novak Djokovic. The Serbian said goodbye to Australia tomorrow, and did so in the worst possible way: withdrawing due to injury.
This was after losing the first set of his semifinal against Alexander Zverev, who asked for respect for the former world champion when he heard some boos from the public. “I know that everyone pays for tickets to see a great fight, but they should understand what Novak gave to the sport in the last 20 years, he gave all his life and he won this tournament that with the destruction of the stomach and the hamstrings. If you haven’t continued it’s for a problem with your leg, so you need to show Novak a lot of love too“He said at the foot of the track.
“This is one of my closest friends, I can always call it for advice, we come to talk for hours. I expected a tough game and we had a quality first set, but it’s all over. I only have respect for him,” he added.
Well, something came up Nole’s response. He did this through a message on his ‘x’ account where he expressed his regret for leaving.
“I tried to heal for today’s game, but I couldn’t do much more. However, there are positive things to open Australia this year,” wrote the Serbian, who also took the opportunity to show his wishes for the final.
“Congratulations to Alexander Zverev on reaching another Grand Slam Final. I want you to win because you deserve it, my friend“The winner finished with 24 Grand Slam titles.
The Serbian, who has always thrown about his continuation in hints, while maintaining the motivation and the results included, He opened the door to a possible farewell to tennis when he finished this season. He said bluntly, when asked if he could deal with his final Australian open.
“I don’t know, it’s a possibility who knows? I’ll have to see how the weather goes. I want to continue”What he meant. A revealing detail of your mood and how it is focused at this time in your career. Usually he appeals to the desire to meet the tournament in question next year.
He also left his future open with Scots Andy Murray as a coach. They committed themselves to a trial tour of Australia. “We are keeping a conversation and thank you for coming to me. But we haven’t decided on new steps to take,” he said.
He revealed that the left thigh injury “is muscular, a tear”. And it was compared to a previous one that did not stop him from winning in Melbourne. “Two years ago you could handle it better, it didn’t hurt so much on the track. This time it wasn’t like that,” he said.
He said he tried everything to compete in the semifinal. “I didn’t touch a ball from the game with Alcaraz until today’s warm-up. The drugs, the physio’s work, bandages, I did everything, but only worked to some extent. At the end of the first set I started to feel more and more pain,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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