Angry fans, who paid a minimum of $400, were furious that they had paid so much money to watch one set of tennis and questioned why Djokovic had not taken an injury time out or sought treatment before throwing in the towel.

Zverev got his spot in the Australian Open final — play is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) on Sunday — when 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a leg injury just one set into their semifinal on Friday.

Despite a remarkable tennis career so far, 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has faced his fair share of controversies, which have led to some fans hating him. He was recently booed by fans at the Australian Open after he withdrew from the semi-final against Alexander Zverev.

It was darn impressive on its own to see 38-year-old Gaël Monfils start 2024 with a title run in Auckland. After all, to win a tournament in his late 30s put Monfils in the company of such rare masters of longevity as Ken Rosewall, Connors, Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

It was since 2019 – when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other in the final – that the last act of the Happy Slam had not pitted the top two players in the ATP ranking against each other.

Jannik Sinner has won the Australian Open 2025, confirming his status as the world number one and repeating last year's success. In the final, the South Tyrolean defeated Alexander Zverev, once

Tien became the youngest man to reach the fourth round since Rafael Nadal in 2005 when he overcame injured Frenchman ... 6-0 triumph in a statement victory over Raducanu as she pursues a first Melbourne crown. Emma Navarro, the eighth seed from the United ...

Melbourne, Australia – There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian Open championship.

Jannik Sinner joined some of tennis' greatest legends with another stellar performance in the Australian Open final.

His dedication to ending the losing run in big finals saw him bring a left-handed hitting partner to Melbourne Park purely ... It’s a bit of a Federer-Nadal situation – wheelchair version.”

Ben Shelton collected two Major semi-finals at 22! The Atlanta native made a breakthrough at Majors in 2023, reaching the Australian Open quarter-final and moving a step forward at the US Open eight months later.