Of all the praise bestowed on Jannik Sinner after he won his second consecutive Australian Open championship, and third Grand Slam title overall, nothing felt as significant as the comparison made by runner-up Alexander Zverev.
Novak Djokovic has retired from his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev after losing the first set in a tiebreak. Djokovic missed a regulation putaway volley on top of the net down 5-6,
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has given the green light to a giant statue of Novak Djokovic being built at Melbourne Park. The veteran Serb was denied another Grand Slam title at this year's tournament, having been forced to withdraw from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev with a torn muscle.
Novak Djokovic is 37 and was forced to stop playing because of an injury at two of the past four Grand Slam tournaments.
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's bid for 11th Australian Open title ends after a muscle tear in his left leg. He says injury happened during match vs. Carlos Alcaraz.
Former world number one Boris Becker has explained his comments about Novak Djokovic’s recent injury during the Australian Open. The 37-year-old is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category,
Novak Djokovic wrote a heartfelt message to Alexander Zverev on Instagram after his injury retirement in the Australian Open.
But, regardless of how you feel about him or what you think about him bowing out, nobody — not even Novak Djokovic — deserves to be booed for being injured. You don't have to like him. You can absolutely root against him. You can boo him when he's healthy.
Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after retiring from his semi-final, with Zverev through to face Sinner on Sunday
Jannik Sinner’s second Australian Open win has lifted him into the top 10 earners of prize money in men’s tennis of all time – aged just 23. Italian Sinner banked $2.15m (£1.7m) for beating Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles final at Melbourne Park on Sunday.