Arnaud Clement – analyst for Eurosport – expressed his opinion on Novak's injury and his decision to retire: "It was not a lucky epilogue, in fact it was a real shame, as well as the reaction of the Australian crowd when Nole retired. The fact that Djokovic was booed when he left the court left me speechless.

Novak Djokovic's latest injury forced him to pull out of the Australian Open semi-finals, bringing further attention to the tennis legend's stance on retirement

After his quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic had received a lot of criticism from the local press regarding his adductor injury. In this regard, there had also been some insinuations from tennis legends who had questioned the extent of the Serbian legend's physical problem.

Novak Djokovic has not held any practice sessions in the last two days to recover from his adductor injury, but Australian Open director Craig Tiley has assured that the former world No. 1 will play the semifinal against Alexander Zverev tomorrow.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC is undoubtedly men’s tennis’ greatest ever player. Statistically, there can be no doubt. He’s won the most Major titles (24), Masters titles (40), year-end

Novak Djokovic is one of the most iconic and successful tennis players of this century, and arguably, of all-time.

Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after withdrawing from his semi-final clash with Alexander Zverev due to a groin injury.

Novak, hailed as one of the greatest tennis players in history, boasts an impressive net worth of $240 million

Although he had a minor adductor injury, the 37-year-old from Belgrade reacted like a champion and reached his 50th semifinal in a Grand Slam tournament. The current world number 7 adopted a perfect tactic that shattered the certainties of his young opponent, who thought he was in control of the match until the middle of the second set.

Novak Djokovic was forced to pull out of the Australian Open semi-finals following an injury, bringing further attention to the tennis legend's stance on retirement

It's the second time in the past four Grand Slams that Novak Djokovic needed to abandon his spot in the latter stages of the bracket.