Zverev advances to the final after Djokovic's surprising withdrawal

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The entire court froze after an extremely close first set in the first semifinal of the 2025 Australian Open. Novak Djokovic, who had just completed a tight first set against Alexander Zverev, retired with thumbs up and amidst boos from the crowd as he didn't feel physically fit to continue the match (7-6 in 1 hour and 22 minutes).

Alexander Zverev is now in the final of the 2025 Australian Open. In a way that probably no one wanted, but the German will seek his first Grand Slam final against Jannik Sinner or Ben Shelton next Sunday. After a tournament where he barely lost two sets, one against Ugo Humbert and another against Tommy Paul, the semifinal against Novak Djokovic promised to be a real marathon as only one set had been played in 82 minutes.

- A single close set, but with little intensity

Only one set had been played, but Novak Djokovic ended up retiring from the match. With no service breaks, a somewhat weakened Nole was seen still dominating the points, and although he faced some break points, Zverev's stage fright pushed him to a lead that he eventually won. The Serbian didn't feel capable of mounting a comeback, so he chose to retire to everyone's surprise. The set was characterized by the points Sascha played passively, waiting without being aggressive when Djokovic gave him an opportunity, as his first serve wasn't working well. Nonetheless, they went to a tiebreak in the set, which ended 7-5 after a glaring error by the Serbian when approaching the net.

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