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Novak Djokovic evidently took exception to the boos he heard after retiring from his semifinal match at the Australian Open.
Djokovic shared a photo of an MRI of his left hamstring taken on Saturday, calling out “sports injury ‘experts'” in the process.
The 37-year-old retired after dropping the first set against Alexander Zverev with a hamstring injury suffered in his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz. He was booed by the crowd in attendance and responded by giving them a sarcastic two thumbs up on his way to the exit.
Zverev even addressed the boos aimed at Djokovic during his on-court interview after the match.
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“Don’t boo a player when he goes out with injury. … Novak Djokovic is somebody that has given this sport for the past 20 years absolutely everything of his life.”
-Alexander Zverev after Novak Djokovic medically retired from their #AusOpen match. pic.twitter.com/hvyi0usp84
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