Novak Djokovic sledges ‘experts’ with new injury revelation after Australian Open retirement

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has posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media in a none-too-subtle riposte to the “experts” who’ve questioned the authenticity of the injury that forced him to retire from his

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semi-final.

Djokovic was left unimpressed by the booing he received from the Melbourne crowd when he pulled the plug on his match with Alexander Zverev after losing a draining opening set in a tiebreak on Friday.

He explained afterwards that he had suffered a torn muscle, but that was evidently not enough to stop the familiar barrage of conspiracy theories surrounding the injury and criticism of the 24-time grand slam champion on social media.

So Djokovic posted on X a photo of the MRI that was taken on Saturday, accompanied by the comment: “Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury ‘experts’ out there.”

The 37-year-old offered no extra information, so it was still left unclear what diagnosis he’s received after the scan or when he might next hope to be back in action.

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During his on-court interview after Djokovic’s retirement, Zverev had been quick to jump to the Serb’s defence, making a point of upbraiding those who booed the 10-time Melbourne champion.

“I know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match,” Zverev said.

“But you’ve got to understand — Novak Djokovic is somebody that has given this sport, for the past 20 years, absolutely everything of his life.”

Djokovic had been hurt late in the first set of his previous match, a four-set victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night.

“I did everything I possibly can to basically manage the muscle tear that I had,” Djokovic said at his post-match news conference on Friday.

“Towards the end of that first set, I just started feeling more and more pain. It was too much, I guess, to handle for me at the moment. Unfortunate ending, but I tried.”

Of those who booed him, he added: “I am doing my best to understand them, but I am not sure whether they understand me or if they even want to understand me.

“I know how my body works, what I feel, and I know how much I’ve given to this tournament in the past 20-plus years. I will stop here, so that I don’t continue (speaking) in the wrong direction.”

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