Djokovic skips pre-semifinal practice: Australian media doubts injury

Novak Djokovic also skips the last day of training in view of the semifinal tomorrow against Alexander Zverev. The Serbian, who resorted to a medical break during the fourth set then won against Carlos Alcaraz, said he is recovering fromaccident.

Never Australian media, with whom there has been no shortage of clashes over the years, do not believe the champion's version. "Tactical injuries and miraculous recoveries are part of Djokovic's game", headlined The Age, a Melbourne newspaper. The theory is that Nole used the break allowed by the rules to distract the Spaniard. And that now he is doing it to avoid giving Zverev points of reference. Alcaraz himself, after the defeat, let himself go with a polemical comment towards the Serb.

The relationship between the Australian media and Djokovic has soured since the player was detained in a hotel in 2022 due to his failure to get a Covid vaccine. This week Djoko himself took issue with a local journalist who insulted him during a live broadcast from the Australian Open: after his victory in the round of 9 he reduced the traditional interview in front of the public to a simple greeting in "protest against Channel XNUMX and the insults to him and the Serbian fans".