John McEnroe has blasted the Australian Open crowd for booing Novak Djokovic following the 37-year-old's exit from the competition on Friday. The tennis icon had gone into the showdown willing to play through the pain,

John McEnroe ripped into the Australian Open crowd following the Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev match, declaring their boos for the Serb "ludicrous." After overcoming Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday despite a left leg injury, the record 10-time champion at Melbourne Park managed to take to the court on Friday.

John McEnroe raised a conspiracy theory about Novak Djokovic 's injury woes after the 37-year-old took an off-court medical timeout during his clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The world No. 7 was seen pulling up on his leg and grimacing during the first set. He left the court with the physio, returning with his upper thigh strapped up.

Novak Djokovic received boos from the crowd after he withdrew from the 2025 Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday. Zverev himself urged the crowd not to boo the former World No 1,

John McEnroe appeared to suggest that Novak Djokovic intentionally took a medical timeout against Carlos Alcaraz so he could try to throw the Spaniard off his game. After the No. 3 seed broke the Serb in the ninth game of the first set of their Australian Open quarterfinal match, the 37-year-old had a physio come out to the court.

Carlos Alcaraz‘s quest for his first Australian Open title ended when Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat him in the quarterfinals with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic was accused of 'faking' and 'exaggerating' an injury again after dumping Carlos Alcaraz out of the Australian Open in four sets

His departure sets up a Sunday men’s final between the second-seeded Zverev and the tournament’s No. 1 seed and defending champ, Jannik Sinner, who prevailed over the American

John McEnroe has slammed the fans who booed Novak Djokovic off the courts after he was forced to quit in his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic did not practise on site on Wednesday or Thursday as he nursed a muscle injury sustained in his win against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday and he explained the reason for his withdrawal in a post-match press conference.