Novak Djokovic‘s mid-match retirement from the semifinal against Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open sparked controversy. He was booed by the crowd at Rod Laver Arena when he was leaving the court,

Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record 25th grand slam title has been cut short at the Australian Open after he stunningly retired from his semifinal match due to a left leg injury.

Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open in stunning fashion. The 24-time slam champion medically retired immediately after dropping the first set of his semifinal match against No. 2 Alexander Zverev in a tiebreak 7-6 (5).

Novak Djokovic remains one of the best tennis competitors today. At the age of 37, we have yet to see a decline in the Serbian star’s level of performance.

Facing Sinner reminded Alexander Zverev of trying to solve the challenge presented by the 24-time major champion Djokovic.

Zverev will face defending Australian Open champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, who beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2, in Sunday's final. Zverev is pursuing his first major tournament title.

Alexander Zverev urges fans not to boo Novak Djokovic, who retired in the Australian Open Semifinals due to injury

Serbian Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki has demanded Channel Nine commentator Tony Jones be banned from covering tennis for life following controversial comments about Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.

In a stunning development at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic withdrew because of injury after losing the first set of his semifinal match versus Alexander Zverev. Zverev, the No. 2 seed, won a grueling first set in a 7–6 tiebreaker that lasted one hour and 26 minutes.