LOOK: Djokovic smashes racket on way to Australian Open semi-final

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World No.1 Novak Djokovic smashes his racquet in frustration on court docket throughout his quarter ultimate match in opposition to Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Tuesday.
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Eight-time winner Novak Djokovic braved a severe stomach damage to make his thirty ninth Grand Slam semi-final on the Australian Open, however not earlier than smashing his racket through the demanding four-setter in opposition to Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

It was a patchy efficiency from the world primary, who drew deeply on his psychological fortitude to win 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).

Djokovic might be scorching favorite to advance to Sunday’s ultimate when he performs Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev, who continued his dream run with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win in opposition to injured Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

The Serb stays on monitor for a record-extending ninth Australian Open title and 18th Grand Slam trophy, nipping on the heels of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who each have 20.

A ball woman sweeps up particles after Djokovic smashed his racket throughout his quarterfinal as Zverev walks previous her on the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Zverev misplaced to Dominic Thiem in final 12 months’s Melbourne semi-finals, and fell agonisingly brief in opposition to the Austrian ultimately 12 months’s US Open in his solely Grand Slam ultimate.

The implosive nature of the world No.1 Serb has dogged him proper by means of his profession, with him paying dearly when he was disqualified from final 12 months’s US Open after hitting a line choose with a ball.

After having misplaced a vital level in opposition to Spain’s Pablo Carreno, he took a ball out of his pocket, and in a spontaneous present of frustration, hit it behind him with out wanting, placing the girl line choose in her neck.

“I’m extraordinarily sorry to have induced her such stress. So unintended. So flawed,” Djokovic mentioned. “As for the disqualification, I would like to return inside and work on my disappointment and switch this all right into a lesson for my progress and evolution as a participant and human being,” Djokovic added in a press release on Instagram.

Then once more in early January, Djokovic let his frustrations get the higher of him on the ATP Cup on Saturday, destroying a racquet in a livid meltdown throughout a match in opposition to Russia’s in opposition to Daniil Medvedev within the semi-final.

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