Djokovic withdrew from his semifinal match with Zverev at the Australian Open

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on January 24 refused to continue his fight in the Australian Open tennis championship, which is held in Melbourne, and withdrew from the semifinal match.

He faced Germany's Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. The Serb refused to continue after losing the first set, which ended 7:6 (7:5) in favor of his opponent.

In the quarterfinals at the game against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the Serbian tennis player took time out due to problems with his left hip, recalled "Sport-Express".

Thus, Zverev reached the final of the championship, where he will meet the winner of the match Yannick Cinner (Italy) - Ben Shelton (USA).

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Earlier, on January 21, Djokovic defeated four-time Majors champion Alcaraz in the Austalian Open quarterfinals. He is a 10-time winner of the championship, no other tennis player has won this tournament so many times.