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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Howard Fendrich

An injured Novak Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Alexander Zverev

Australian Open Tennis - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

An injured Novak Djokovic quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev. Fans booed as Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he responded by giving two thumbs-up.

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