Djokovic advances to Adelaide final
Adelaide, The Gulf Observer: Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the Adelaide International final despite sustaining a leg injury during the match.
In the seventh game of the first set, Djokovic caught his left foot when sliding for a ball and immediately began stretching out his hamstring. He took a medical timeout.
The win was Djokovic’s 33rd in a row in Australia since his shock 2018 loss to Hyeon Chung in the Australian Open quarterfinals that year. He did not play last year when he was deported from Australia for not being vaccinated for COVID-19. Korda advanced to the final after Yoshihito Nishioka retired hurt midway through their semifinal.
Djokovic advances to Adelaide final despite leg injury
Korda broke Nishioka’s serve in the opening game of the second set and the Japanese left-hander called a medical timeout for treatment on an apparent leg injury.
Nishioka returned to play a few more points before retiring mid-game, with Korda leading 7-6 (5), 1-0. Teenage qualifier Linda Noskova advanced to the women’s singles final after beating top-seeded Ons Jabeur.
