Novak Djokovic retaliated to fans questioning the gravity of his injury during the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2025. He shared an image of his MRI on social networks, calling “experts” who doubted his physical condition During the match.
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Novak Djokovic struck the “experts” of injuries by publishing the MRI of his hamstrings injured on social networks on Sunday after being forced to withdraw from Australia Open in 2025 in the semi-finals against Alexander Zverev on Friday.
Djokovic retired from the semi-finals after losing the first set in an equality break due to what seemed to be a left hamstiff injury. He was later confirmed that he had a tear in his left thigh.
While Djokovic, 37 years old, was starting to go to the locker room after shaking the hand of Zverev and the chair referee, a section of fans was heard by putting it.
They were immediately silenced by Zverev, who thought about the dedication of the Grand Slam winner 24 times in tennis in his interview on the ground. “I know that everyone has paid tickets and that everyone wants to see, hopefully, an excellent five sets match,” said Zverev, who faces Jannik Sinner in the final. “But you must understand – Novak Djokovic is someone who has given this sport, for 20 years, absolutely all of his life.”
Djokovic shares the scanning of injured left-wing hammers
Djokovic has now shared an image of the MRI showing the tear in the thigh. He also wrote on X: “I thought I would leave this here for all the” experts “of sports injuries.”
I thought I would leave that here for all the “experts” of sports injuries. pic.twitter.com/zo5mbtw9zb
– Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) January 25, 2025
The Serbian did not reveal the severity of the injury and the recovery calendar.
Djokovic had suffered the injury in the exhausting victory of four sets against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.
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After retiring from the last match, Djokovic said: “I did everything I can to manage the muscle tear I had essentially.
“Towards the end of this first set, I just started to feel more and more pain,” he said. “It was too much, I guess, to manage for me right now. Unhappy end, but I tried.
