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Novak Djokovic Booed After Retiring During Australian Open Semifinals


Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev both responded after Djokovic was booed by fans after retiring during their Australian Open semifinal match

Graham Denholm/Getty Images Novak Djokovic earned the wrath of the Australian Open crowd after retiring during his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, 37, was forced to withdraw after the first set of his match against Zverev, 27, on Thursday, January 23, unable to continue due to a muscle tear in his left leg. Zverev — who advanced to face defending champion Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open men’s final on Sunday, January 26 — did not take kindly to the crowd’s treatment of his opponent.

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