Zverev defends injured Djokovic from crowd boos
Tennis fans were stunned by Novak Djokovic's retirement immediately after the first set of his Australian Open semi-final against German Alexander Zverev, but even more shocking was the crowd's hostile reaction towards the Serbian champion.
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Zverev went through to the final after Djokovic pulled the pin having lost the first set in a tiebreak, having sustained a muscle tear in his quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz.
The German victor laid criticised those in the crowd that chose to boo the 10-time champion as he left Rod Laver Arena.
Zverev will play defending champion and world No.1 Jannik Sinner in the final after he came through his semi-final against Ben Shelton in straight sets.
