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.

Novak Djokovic is recovering from an injury that left him unable to claim his 11th Australian Open victory. On Friday afternoon, local time, the Serbian tennis player, 37, arrived for his semifinal against Alexander Zverev with his left leg heavily taped, having torn a muscle during Tuesday’s win over Carlos Alcaraz.

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).