Novak Djokovic slams injury ‘experts’ by posting his MRI scan: 'Thought I’d leave this here'

Novak Djokovic has hit back at fans questioning the severity of his injury during the Australian Open 2025 semi-finals. He has shared an image of his MRI scan on social media, calling put ’experts’ who doubted his physical condition during the match. read more

Novak Djokovic shared scan image of his injury to counter fans who jeered him at Australian Open 2025. Image: AP

Novak Djokovic has hit out at the injury ‘experts’ by posting the MRI scan of his injured left hamstring on social media Sunday after he was forced to retire from the Australia Open 2025 semi-finals against Alexander Zverev Friday.

Djokovic retired from the semi-finals after losing the first set in a tiebreaker due to what appeared to be a left hamstring injury. It was later confirmed that he had a tear in his left thigh.

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As the 37-year-old Djokovic started heading towards the locker room after shaking hands with Zverev and the chair umpire, a section of fans were heard jeering him.

They were silenced immediately by Zverev, who reflected on the 24-time Grand Slam winner’s dedication to tennis in his on-court interview. “I know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match,” Zverev, who faces Jannik Sinner in the final, 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.”

Djokovic shares scan of injured left hamstring

Djokovic has now shared a picture of the MRI scan showing the tear in the thigh. He also wrote on X: “Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury ‘experts’ out there.”

Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury “experts” out there. pic.twitter.com/ZO5mBtw9zB — Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 25, 2025

The Serbian did not reveal the injury’s seriousness and the recovery timeline.

Djokovic had suffered the injury in the gruelling four-set win over Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

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After retiring from the last four match, Djokovic had said: “I did everything I possibly can to basically manage the muscle tear that I had.

“Towards the end of that first set, I just started feeling more and more pain,” he said. “It was too much, I guess, to handle for me at the moment. Unfortunate ending, but I tried.”

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