Alexander Zverev can continue to dream of the long-awaited first Grand Slam title of his tennis career. After the task of Novak Djokovic in the semi -finals of the Australian Open, the German number one moved into the final of Melbourne and reaches there on Sunday (7:30 p.m. local time / 9:30 a.m. German time) after the really big coup. He has already had the first training session.
After Zverev secured the first set in the Tiebreak on Friday afternoon (local time), the ten-time Melbourne champion Novak Djokovic quickly signaled that it will no longer go on. The Serbian superstar had to give up due to injury and was already plagued in the quarter -finals against Carlos Alcaraz with thigh problems.
In order to continue to stay in the rhythm after only 81 minutes after only 81 minutes, Alexander Zverev then used a remarkable, but not unusual measure: just a few moments after leaving the Rod Laver Arena as the winner, Zverev was already found on one Additional place again and hit a few balls together with brother Mischa Zverev.
Alexander Zverev had previously done 15 unforced errors in the first and only sentence against Novak Djokovic and ended up with some forehand balls. The 27-year-old graduated from the final after the finals in order to start the final weekend with a good feeling in his hand.
Only then did the Hamburg native go back to the hotel.
Djokovic talks about thigh injury
The inferior Novak Djokovic, who showed himself to be a fair loser shortly after his injury-related task on Friday, is keeping his fingers crossed for the German top player and secondary list of world rankings that it will finally work in the third attempt (after New York 2020 and Paris 2024) First final triumph at a Grand Slam tournament.
“I wish Sascha all the best. He deserves his first slam. I will cheer him on and hope that he can make it here,” said the Serb at the press conference after the lost semi -finals.
Djokovic also said more about the injury that had forced him to the task after the first sentence in the duel with Zverev – and spoke of a “muscle tear”. After the quarter -finals against Carlos Alcaraz, he “didn’t hit a ball,” said the Serb.
“I did everything I could to manage the muscle tear. Medicines and physiotherapy helped, but towards the end of the first sentence I started to feel more and more pain. It was too much for me,” said the 24-time Grand Slam winner