Novak Djokovic posted an MRI showing a hamstring injury after fans booed him for leaving the match
Novak Djokovic laid it all out there.
The Serbian tennis star posted a picture of his injured left side on social media early Sunday morning after he suffered a shoulder injury at the Australian Open when he stopped in one set in the semifinals. He said in his press conference that he had torn a muscle but was criticized by fans on social media who asked how bad his injury was.
Djokovic seems to be letting the backlash go against him, as he posted an MRI scan taken on Saturday at X to prove the doubters wrong.
“I thought I’d leave it here for all the sports injury ‘experts’,” he wrote.
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The veteran tennis star did not provide additional information, such as the exact diagnosis he may have received or any timeline for his recovery.
The 37-year-old Djokovic stopped his match against Alexander Zverev after dropping the opening game of the tiebreaker on Friday. After shaking hands with Zverev and the referee, Djokovic gathered his equipment and started walking towards the locker room.
Some of the spectators at Rod Laver Arena booed him. Djokovic gave both thumbs up before he left.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves backhand to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
In his courtroom interview, Zverev chastised those who mocked Djokovic.
“I know everyone paid for the tickets and everyone wants to see a good five-set match,” Zverev said. “But you have to understand – Novak Djokovic is someone who has given this sport, for the last 20 years, everything of his life.”
Djokovic was injured late in the first set of his previous match, a four-set win against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Djokovic finished that match with tape on his upper left leg and had a similar concussion earlier 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 tournament at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
“I did everything I could to control the sadness I had,” said Djokovic in a press conference on Friday.
“Towards the end of that first set, I started to feel a lot of pain,” he said. “It was too much, I think, to handle right now. It’s a bad ending, but I tried.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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