Novak Djokovic

Djoker takes 10-minute medical time-out to deal with injury in major Aus Open scare.

1 OUT of Aus Open in tennis bombshell](https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/australian-open-2023-carlos-alcaraz-out-withdraws-new-injury-details-world-number-one-social-media-post/news-story/4d0790c62321c9385e27e95dd660e33f) [Tomic officially snubbed as 15-year Aus Open streak ends](https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/australian-open-tennis-news-2023-bernard-tomic-officially-snubbed-from-grand-slam-wildcard-spot/news-story/e4b7a39432a7cc939815f36c89cc40c5) [Big winners from No. Djokovic will return to Melbourne Park having missed last year’s iteration of the Australian Open after he was deported in January last year due to his vaccination status. Djokovic eventually made his way back onto the court in Adelaide, but conceded the first game back after the restart as Medvedev held serve to make the score 5-3. The 35-year-old was absent from the court for approximately 10 minutes as he continued to receive treatment, while Medvedev was left sitting in his courtside chair waiting for his rival to return. Novak Djokovic sent an almighty scare through the tennis community when he was forced to take a medical time-out to deal with a hamstring complaint in the first set of his Adelaide International semi-final against Daniil Medvedev.

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But things didn't seem entirely normal again for the top seed as he continued to stretch out his leg between rallies, though he managed to close out the set 6-3 in 45 minutes. The doctor then called for Djokovic to be taken off-court for a medical time out, while Medvedev waited on his bench with no issues over trying to keep warm in the 30 degree evening heat. The top seed was taken off court for a medical time out after taking an early 5-2 lead over the world No 7.

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For me at this level, at this stage of my career and my life after quite a few years of professional tennis, every match counts and every match is a present in a way,” Djokovic said. Djokovic will meet a first-time opponent in the final: Sebastian Korda. The Jan. “I was just trying to keep the momentum going and [not] allow him to break my serve. The Top seed defeated former World No.1 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 in straight games to reach the summit clash on Saturday, 7th January 2023. “… The match was not without a scary moment for the Serbian. “Thankfully it was nothing too serious. Follow Adelaide International Tennis LIVE InsideSport.IN for more updates I think the longer the match went, the more my hamstring was warmer and bothering me less, so hopefully for tomorrow it will be all fine.” Djokovic vs Medvedev Highlights: Novak Djokovic enters Adelaide International final, defeats Daniil Medvedev in straight sets – Watch Highlights Djokovic vs Medvedev Highlights: Adelaide International Highlights- Novak Djokovic continued his brilliant form in the Adelaide International as he booked a spot in the final.

Novak Djokovic defeated the Russian tennis player in less than 1 hour and a half and will be in Sunday's final against American Sebastian Korda.

Twice they have faced each other this past 2022, first in the semifinals of the ATP Astana in which Medvedev had to withdraw and in the group stage of the ATP Finals in Turín where Nole won in three sets. Nole said goodbye to 2022 by winning the ATP Finals, being finalist of the Paris ATP and playing an exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. The finalist of the last edition of the Australian Open is in the semifinals of the ATP Adelaide after beating Sonego, who withdrew, Kecmanovic and Khachanov. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live online coverage of the match on VAVEL. He is definitely one of the most difficult players to play against," he said of the Russian's strengths. Hereí the moment in which he retiredó 1º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3) Daniil Medvedev 2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 1-1) Daniil Medvedev 2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 1-2) Daniil Medvedev 2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 2-3) Daniil Medvedev See you all again! 2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 5-3) Daniil Medvedev

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With the quality both players possess and how tense the game will be we can not but pick three total sets for this encounter. This encounter will not come easy for Djokovic but we still expect him to win this game. Both players are on a consistent run of form and have been performing well in the pre-tournament game ahead of the Australian Open.

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In a highly anticipated showdown Saturday evening, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Adelaide International 1.

I knew that in those moments he might go for more so I was kind of changing my position and it worked.” “I think it takes a big game to beat him. “Definitely on the courts like this where it’s really quick and the ball kind of skids through the surface, it’s tough to play him. If it was, I wouldn’t be able to continue, so I just tried with [a] medical timeout, some anti-inflammatories and kind of settled in after a few games,” Djokovic said. So it’s really a cat-and-mouse game in a way every single match,” Djokovic said. The match was not without a scary moment for the Serbian.

Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev to advance to the Adelaide International semi-final.

It was the Russian's turn to step up as he earned two break-back points but the world No 5 pulled off the escape and managed to put himself within a game of the match at 5-3 as Medvedev appeared to mock Djokovic's previously stretching movements. Although Djokovic didn’t appear to be at 100 per cent as he threw in serve and volleys to keep the points short, Medvedev couldn’t take advantage of his opponents physical concerns and grew frustrated as he failed to get a look in on the Serb’s serve. The top seed [needed a medical time out for what appeared to be a muscle tweak](/sport/tennis/1718175/Novak-Djokovic-medical-time-out-physio-injury-Daniil-Medvedev-Adelaide-tennis-news) but stayed strong and was able to topple one of his biggest rivals in recent years after just an hour and 30 minutes.

Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 (ATP)

Medvedev, ranked No 7, beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6 (6), 2-1 ret.), Serb Miomir Kecmanovic (6-0, 6-3) and No 8 seed Karen Khachanov (6-3, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Adelaide 1 tournament. Earlier in the tournament, the 35-year-old Serb defeated Frenchman Constant Lestienne (6-3, 6-2), Frenchman Quentin Halys (7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)) and Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-4). “Thankfully it was nothing too serious, if it was, I wouldn’t be able to continue.

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The lanky Medvedev did his best to break back and had two opportunities in the next game, but Djokovic continued to find a way on the crucial points. The solid form only continued in the second set, with Djokovic claiming a break in the seventh game. In the seventh game of the first set, the former world No.1 caught his left foot when sliding for a ball and immediately began stretching out his hamstring.

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"He looked like he was struggling in the third and fourth (sets). trying to keep the momentum going and don't allow him to break my serve ... READ MORE: So, I just tried with some medical timeout, some inflammatories and kind of settled in ... the longer the match went the more my hamstring was warmer, I guess, and bothering me less.

The 21-time major champion shook off a left hamstring issue in the first set to advance, 6-3, 6-4, Saturday evening. Sebastian Korda awaits the Serbian.

It’s really a cat-and-mouse game every single match.” “With Daniil, it’s never easy. Medvedev, who once again dropped serve by way of a double fault at 3-3 in the second set, tried to lift himself by motioning the stands for some noise when a heavy forehand crosscourt return-backhand crosscourt passing shot combo was the catalyst for creating a chance to break right back. The 21-time major winner tried to stretch it out, before leaving the court for an off-court medical timeout to receive treatment. It landed long to hand his formidable rival an early break of serve, a lead the top seed took and ran with. Sebastian Korda awaits the Serbian.

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“I was just trying to keep the momentum going and don’t allow him to break my serve. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. “It’s going to be a great learning experience whatever the outcome and, you know, I’m going to go for the win.” But he had a scare in the first set, clutching his left hamstring as he attempted to reach for a Medvedev cross-court forehand. Daniil Medvedev left onlookers in stitches as he mocked Novak Djokovic over his injury complaints during a heated battle on Saturday night.

In a rerun of two Grand Slam finals from 2021, he reached this morning's final of the ATP 250 event in Adelaide by sweeping aside Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4.

The Russian went on to mimic him, pointing to his own leg and grinning at his bench. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. He'll now take on American and World No 33 Sebastien Korda in the final on Sunday Judging by the reaction to him of the Australian public this week, most seem prepared to forgive and forget his part in what became an embarrassment to all concerned. - He'll now take on Sebastian Korda in the final of the tournament on Sunday In a rerun of two Grand Slam finals from 2021, he reached this morning’s final of the ATP 250 event in Adelaide by sweeping aside Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4.

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“Where some other players would not be able to do it, how does he do it? “That’s the only thing I can do because sometimes he’s unstoppable. “But it’s not the first time that I get to experience specific circumstances like this one. I know what to do with my team, with my physio. After that when the pills kicked in, I guess, after few games when it was warm enough, it felt okay. 21 slams, that’s all what we have to say.” I don’t have so much time, but I hope enough.” Djokovic and Medvedev could meet earlier than expected in a Melbourne blockbuster more suited to the final, having been locked in as the fourth and seventh seeds respectively. “I felt a pulling on the hamstring and I needed some medical timeout and I got one. And that was seemingly that on the injury front as Djokovic charged towards victory, with the eighth game of the second set proving crucial. Djokovic caught his left foot when sliding for a ball in the seventh game of the first set and immediately began stretching out his hamstring. Djokovic battled through a hamstring scare to score a 6-3 6-4 win over one of his biggest rivals in Adelaide in Saturday night’s semi-final - but Medvedev appeared unconvinced that the injury was legitimate.

Up next for the former world No. 1 is unseeded American Sebastian Korda, who reached the final after Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka retired due to an injury.

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