Novak Djokovic shared an image of his injured left hamstring scan on social media early Sunday, more than 24 hours after he was booed at the Australian Open. This happened when he quit his semifinal match after just one set, citing a torn muscle during his news conference.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion posted the MRI picture on X with the caption: “Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury ‘experts’ out there.”
He did not give any more details about his injury or how long it might take to recover.
The 37-year-old Djokovic ended his match against Alexander Zverev after losing the first set in a tiebreaker on Friday. After shaking hands with Zverev and the chair umpire, Djokovic packed his things and walked toward the locker room.
Some fans in Rod Laver Arena booed him. Djokovic responded by giving two thumbs up before leaving.
Zverev spoke out against the fans who booed Djokovic during his on-court interview.
“I know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match,” Zverev said. “But you’ve got to understand — Novak Djokovic is somebody that has given this sport, for the past 20 years, absolutely everything of his life.”
In his previous match, Djokovic hurt himself late in the first set of his four-set win against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
He finished that match with tape on his upper left leg and had a similar wrap when he started against Zverev.
“I did everything I possibly can to basically manage the muscle tear that I had,” Djokovic said in his Friday news conference.
“Towards the end of that first set, I just started feeling more and more pain,” he added. “It was too much, I guess, to handle for me at the moment. Unfortunate ending, but I tried.”
