Former world tennis champion Boris Becker recently clarified his comments on Novak Djokovic’s injury. Djokovic had to quit his match against Alexander Zverev in the semifinals of the Australian Open after losing the first set. Earlier in the tournament, he hurt his thigh during a tough quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz but won that match after taking a medical break and getting his thigh heavily wrapped.
Many tennis experts, including John McEnroe and Andy Roddick, were skeptical about Djokovic’s injury. They questioned whether it was real. Boris Becker, who used to coach Djokovic, also spoke about this before the semifinals. He warned Zverev to be careful and not let Djokovic’s injury affect his game.
In his semifinal match, Djokovic lost the first set in a close tie-breaker and then decided to retire from the match. The next day, Djokovic responded to his critics by sharing a picture of his medical report on social media, saying, “Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury ‘experts’ out there.”
Becker later explained that his earlier comments were misinterpreted due to a bad translation from German to English. He emphasized that he never doubted Djokovic’s injury, adding, “Schatzi is family for me since 2013! It’s all about the click-bait these days and not about facts!”
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