Novak Djokovic's 2025 season began with the semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open and with the awareness that he can still be a 'factor' in Grand Slam tournaments. The former world No.1 defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park and reached his 50th semifinal in a Major tournament, but suffered a serious injury to his left thigh during that match.
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The Serbian legend tried to play the semifinal against Sascha Zverev on the iconic Rod Laver Arena, but had to surrender to the pain after losing the first set. His retirement generated a huge debate among fans and insiders, before Nole posted the resonance of his injury on his social profiles.
A serious injury
The 24-time Grand Slam champion has already announced that he will not be able to help his Serbia in the Davis Cup tie against Denmark, but the feeling is that his absence from the tour could be longer than expected.
Experts who saw the MRI spoke of a fairly serious tear in the thigh, which would require a couple of months of stoppage.
This means that Novak could miss the Doha ATP 500 in the second half of February and also the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami. He could return directly to Monte Carlo in the spring.
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On the latest edition of her well-known podcast, Rennae Stubbs also expressed no optimism about Djokovic's injury: He showed the scan, the tear in his hamstring.
Thats a nightmare. That is minimally six weeks, minimally. I would say two months, minimally. Well then again, hell get in his hyperbaric chamber maybe.
Before the start of the new season, the former world No.1 had expressed his desire to play more tournaments in 2025.
Lack of pace was one of Nole's main problems in 2024, in which he did not win a single title except for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
This injury is certainly a blow for him, not only because it prevented him from playing his chances in Melbourne to the end.
