Novak Djokovic Put it all out there.
The Serbian tennis star posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media early Sunday Become a messenger at the Australian Open when he stopped playing a set in his semifinal. He said at his press conference that he had a torn muscle, but faced criticism from fans on social media who questioned how serious the injury was.
Djokovic apparently cut the slack as he posted the MRI photo on X on Saturday to prove the doubters wrong.
“I thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury experts out there,” he wrote.
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The veteran tennis star did not offer any additional information, such as the exact diagnosis he may have received or a timeline for his recovery.
The 37-year-old Djokovic retired from his match against Alexander Zverev after dropping the opening set in a tiebreaker on Friday. After shaking hands with Zverev and the chair referee, Djokovic collected his equipment and began walking to the locker room.
Some spectators in Rod Laver Arena booed him. Djokovic gave both thumbs up before leaving.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand return to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. (AP photo/by Han Guan)
During his on-court interview, Zverev chastised those who held off Djokovic.
“I know everyone has paid for tickets and hopefully everyone wants to see a great five-set match,” Zverev said. “But you have to understand – Novak Djokovic is someone who has given this sport absolutely everything of his life for the past 20 years.”
Djokovic was hurt late in the first set of his previous match, a four-set victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Djokovic finished that match with tape on his left leg and had a similar wrap at the start against Zverev.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia gestures to the crowd during his third round match against Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, January 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
“I did everything I can to basically manage the muscle tear that I had,” Djokovic said at his press conference on Friday.
“Towards the end of that first set I just started feeling more and more pain,” he said. “It was too much, I think, for me to handle at this point. An unhappy ending, but I tried.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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