MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

The vulgar booing of Novak Djokovic marks a new low for the Australian Open. Tennis administrators need to take a fresh look at themselves in the mirror and do better in future because the disgraceful scenes that took place should never be allowed to happen again.

Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic says it is possible he may not return to play at Melbourne Park after injury forces him out of his semifinal. Follow live.

It may be called “The Happy Slam” but raucous Australian Open crowds may have finally jumped the shark after Novak Djokovic’s shock retirement from the 2025 tournament.

Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev, Australian Open Highlights: The first set went on for more than an hour and Djokovic was looking quite good but he shockingly retired as soon as he lost the first set tie-break.

It’s the Grand Slam where Novak Djokovic has had the most success over the course of his professional career, but after walking out of the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday, the Serb wasn’t a 100% sure if he’d be back one more time.

Novak Djokovic would not commit to working with Andy Murray again as his coach after the Serb retired from the Australian Open semifinals on Friday with injury.

Novak Djokovic moved into the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the 12th time with a victory over Carlos Alcaraz in a scintillating showdown.

Novak Djokovic got the mea culpas he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air.

The best tennis players in the world are in Melbourne to compete in the men's semifinals of the 2025 Australian Open. After the quarterfinals of the men's tourn

Djokovic said he wanted an apology from Channel 9 and Tony Jones, who called the 24-time Grand Slam champion overrated and a has-been during an on-air appearance at Melbourne Park.