Novak Djokovic dramatically retired from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev after being unable to play through a torn muscle in his upper left leg before admitting there is a “chance” may have played at the tournament for the final time.

Novak Djokovic crashed out of Australian Open 2025 after he retired mid-match due to injury during the men's singles semi-final encounter against Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev slammed the centre court crowd after Novak Djokovic was booed off after retiring in their Australian Open semi-final. The Serbian superstar suffered a hamstring strain in his quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz and finished the match with the help of strapping and painkillers.

Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing a gruelling first set of his Australian Open semifinal to Alexander Zverev, leaving his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown in tatters on Friday. The 37-year-old Serbian great’s upper left leg was again heavily taped after he hurt it in the quarter-finals and he called time after going down 7-6 (7/5).

Novak Djokovic hopes he hasn’t played his last Australian Open after sensationally withdrawing from the semi-finals after losing a marathon first set against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic walked immediately to the chair umpire to say he could not go on after dropping the set in a tiebreaker after one hour and 21 sapping minutes on Friday.

Novak Djokovic isn’t the only Australian Open competitor dismayed by the commentary from broadcasters at this year’s tournament. American Ben Shelton expressed disgust “with how players have been treated by the broadcasters this week,

Ben Shelton has become the latest player to criticise “disrespectful” broadcaster and interviewer comments in the wake of Novak Djokovic’s criticism of Channel 9. World No 7 Djokovic was handed a public apology by Channel 9 and broadcaster Tony Jones this week after skipping a post-match on-court interview in round four.