Novak Yokovic, 24 -time Grand Slam champion, has moved from the Australian Open 2025 semifinal match. On Friday, the Serbian player decided to move from the match due to injury. Yokovich's removal of his rival world No. 2 Alexander Zverev got a walkover and has reached the final of the Grand Slam for the first time.
Yokovich suffered a 7-6 defeat in the first set in Melbourne's Road Lever Arena. Olympic tennis champion Yokovic defeated Spain's third -ranked Carlos Alkarez in the four -set match in the men's singles quarter -finals on Wednesday.
Yokovich is the most successful player in the men's singles at the Australian Open. He has won the title 10 times.
Talking to the media after moving out of the match, Yokovic said-
I tried as much as possible to control muscle injury, but after the first set was over, I started to get more pain and it was too much to handle.
Alexander Zverev met Yokovich (left) after his retirement.
Viewers hooted against Yokovich After Yokovich's removed, the audience present in the Road Lever Arena began hooting in front of him. After this, Zverev defended it.
Zverev said-
Please do not call Hurio when any player is out due to injury. I know that everyone has paid for a ticket, but Novak has given everything to the game in the last 20 years.
Zverev has not yet won a single Grand Slam World No-2 Alexander Zverev is looking for his first Grand Slam title. He has reached the final of the Australian Open for the first time. He suffered a defeat in the semifinals of the Grand Slam last year.
There is a 24 Grand Slam title in the name of Yokovich Yokovich has won 24 Grand Slam in his career, of which he has won the Australian Open 10 times. Yokovich has also won the Wimbledon title 7 times. It also has 4 US Open and 3 French Open titles.
Yokovich is the 13th player to win the Golden Slam in Tennis. The Golden Slam is the players who won all the Grand Slam, including gold at the Olympics.
Women's singles final will be played between Sabalenka-Ciz Defending champion Arina Sabalenka has reached the Australian Open 2025 final. Sabalenka has made it to the Grand Slam final for the third time in a row. He will face the American Madison Keys in the title match on January 25.
Australian Open has been playing since 1905 The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year. The Australian Lawn Tennis Association launched the tournament in 1905, formerly known as the Australian Championship. Australia's Lawn Tennis Association later became 'tennis Australia'. The Australian Championship was later renamed to the Australian Open. Since 1969, the tennis tournament has been officially known as the Australian Open.
The first Grand Slam of the year is There are 4 Grand Slam in tennis. All four annual planes are planned in January, starting with the Australian Open. The French Open is held in May and June. Wimbledon is held in July and in the US Open August-September. The US Open is the last Grand Slam of the year.
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