John McEnroe expressed his disappointment over Novak Djokovic’s unexpected retirement from his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who was leading the match, had to withdraw due to a muscle tear, leaving fans and commentators in shock.
The crowd at Rod Laver Arena responded with boos, which McEnroe found disrespectful. He emphasized Djokovic’s contributions to tennis over the years and criticized the audience for their reaction. McEnroe’s comments highlighted the emotional impact of the incident on both Djokovic and tennis fans worldwide.
Zverev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2025
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), the German owns a composed 8-0 match record in 2025. The German is currently playing at the Australian Open where he defeated the world no.103 Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 6-4, the world no.44 Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-4 6-1, the world no.92 Jacob Fearnley 6-3 6-4 6-4, the world no.14 Ugo Humbert 6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2, the world no.11 Tommy Paul 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 and the world no.7 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) ret..
Alexander won 24 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 8 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open) on the 10th of February and Rio De Janeiro (Rio Open) on the 17th of February.
Novak Djokovic in 2025
Ranked world no.7, Novak played his last match on the 24th of January when he had to retire when playing against world no.2 Alexander Zverev in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(5) .
This season Novak has a compiled 7-2 match record. Novak Djokovic’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
He is also scheduled to play in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) on the 17th of February and () on the 29th of December.
Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic played each other 13 times. Their head to head is 8-5 for Djokovic.