{"id":3938,"date":"2025-01-23T16:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=3938"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:10:44","slug":"novak-djokovic-makes-decision-amid-australian-open-withdrawal-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/novak-djokovic-makes-decision-amid-australian-open-withdrawal-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic makes decision amid Australian Open withdrawal rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Novak Djokovic is struggling with a left leg injury ahead of his semi-final clash (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/a> made the decision to miss another training session on Thursday amid rumours he could withdraw from the Australian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, set for a semi-final showdown against Alexander Zverev<\/a> on Friday, picked up a nasty left leg injury in his win<\/a> over Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old Serbian tennis legend hasn’t trained at Melbourne Park since, deciding to skip practice for the second day in a row on Thursday.<\/p>\n

That has intensified rumours that Djokovic could withdraw from the Grand Slam tennis tournament ahead of his battle with Zverev in the last four.<\/p>\n

Djokovic had booked Court 16 for a 90-minute training session with coach Andy Murray<\/a> but then dramatically cancelled the reservation this morning.<\/p>\n

He has now booked the same court for 1pm on Friday in a final attempt to get himself fit, just 90 minutes before his scheduled start against Zverev.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, hoping to land a historic 25th major title<\/a>, required strapping and painkillers in his quarter-final win over Alcaraz on Tuesday and admitted he was ‘concerned’ over the leg problem in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic required strapping and painkillers on Tuesday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It should be noted that Djokovic has previously successfully defied tournament-threatening injuries, though, and may be able to play through the pain against Zverev.<\/p>\n

At the Australian Open two years ago, Djokovic claimed he had a 3cm tear in his left hamstring<\/a>, wearing strapping for every match until he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final to land the title.<\/p>\n

Djokovic’s fans are convinced that he will not withdraw from the 2025 tournament ahead of his semi-final with Zverev.<\/p>\n

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