The top two ranked men's players are set to face off in the 2025 Australian Open final on Sunday. However, many fans wanted to see Novak Djokovic, not Alexander Zverev, take on Jannik Sinner. Djokovic sustained a leg injury during his quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz,

Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open in stunning fashion. The 24-time slam champion medically retired immediately after dropping the first set of his semifinal match against No. 2 Alexander Zverev in a tiebreak 7-6 (5).

In a stunning development at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic withdrew because of injury after losing the first set of his semifinal match versus Alexander Zverev. Zverev, the No. 2 seed, won a grueling first set in a 7–6 tiebreaker that lasted one hour and 26 minutes.