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Djokovic gives up: Alexander Zverev in the final of the Australian Open
For the first time in the final: Alexander Zverev reached the final of the Australian Open. He was able to sit back in the semifinals – opponent Djokovic had to give up.
Tennis star Alexander Zverev has reached the final of the Australian Open for the first time after the task of Novak Djokovic. The 24-time Grand Slam tournament winner from Serbia ended the semi-finals against the Hamburger after the first set (6: 7) lost in Tiebreak.
“Of course I’m happy to be in the final. On the other hand, there is no one on the tour that I respect more than Novak,” said Zverev, who addressed an appeal to the audience in the Rod Laver Arena: “Please do not Player out if he has to give up because of an injury. “
In the TV station Eurosport, Zverev said: “He may have moved a little more slowly between the ball changes. But I found that he was still getting a lot of balls, he moved quite well to say something about it now.”
Djokovic has given absolutely everything for tennis in the past 20 years. If he cannot go on, it means that he really can’t go on. ” Record champion Djokovic injured his left thigh in his dramatic quarter -final victory against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Alexander Zverev now against Sinner or Shelton
Zverev achieved a Grand Slam final for the third time due to the task of the 37-year-old opponent. He had lost his previous final at the US Open 2020 and the French Open in the previous year. “Maybe it is time for me to be a little luck in a final,” said Zverev.
In the duel for the title, the 27-year-old meets the winner of the second semi-finals between the Italian defending champion Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton from the USA on Sunday. Zverev is only the third male tennis professional to Boris Becker (1991, 1996) and Rainer Schüttler (2003), who was able to reach the final in Melbourne.
In certain scenes in the match against Djokovic, his Serbian opponent was handicapped. His first serve came too rarely at the beginning, in between Djokovic also leaned on his racket and grimaced. He also set up his box around ex-professional Andy Murray as a super coach early on. The task after the lost tie -break was surprising – also for the spectators, some of whom booers and whistles.
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Source: Stern
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