Alexander Zverev defends Novak Djokovic against boos from the crowd after the 10-time champion was forced to retire from their semi-final match due to injury. Zverev implores fans to show respect for Djokovic's contributions to the sport and acknowledges the quality of tennis played despite Djokovic's apparent ailment.
Zverev defends Djoker after shock exit | 00:46Australian Open finalist Alexander Zverev has gone into bat for rival Novak Djokovic, pleading with the Rod Laver Arena crowd to not boo the 10-time Melbourne Park champion after his shock semi-final retirement.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer.
“The very first thing I want to say is: ‘Please guys, don’t boo a player when he goes out with injury’. I know everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see a great five set match,” Zverev began his on-court, post-match interview by saying. “But there is some difficulties, and the longer you continue playing, the worse it can get. We had extremely difficult, physical rallies. In the tiebreak, I did see him struggle a bit more.
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