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An injured Novak Djokovic has quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic lost the opening set 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker Friday and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev. Fans booed as Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he responded by giving two thumbs-up. The No. 2-seeded Zverev reached his third Grand Slam final and first at Melbourne Park. He will face No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, the defending champion, in Sunday’s final. Djokovic, who was bidding for an 11th championship at the Australian Open and record 25th Grand Slam title overall, hurt his left leg during his quarterfinal victory against Carlos Alcaraz.

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Taiwan's Sung Shuo Yun plays a return agains Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh during their women's singles match at Indonesia Masters badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays a return agains Taiwan's Sung Shuo Yun during their women's singles match at Indonesia Masters badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays a return agains Taiwan's Sung Shuo Yun during their women's singles match at Indonesia Masters badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Taiwan's Sung Shuo Yun plays a return agains Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh during their women's singles match at Indonesia Masters badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after defeating Ben Shelton of the U.S. in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)