Reigning champion Novak Djokovic is widely seen for his ability to defend the Australian Open title, thereby extending his winning record at Melbourne Park to 11.
However, he could not win a ticket to the final, when he was eliminated by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
The young Italian tennis player sank Djokovic in the opening two sets, before Djokovic regained his tempo and threatened to turn the tide by winning the tie-break in the third set.
However, the world No. 4 won the final with the sets at 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3. Sinner was crowned champion after coming from behind to beat Daniil Medvedev in five sets.
Meanwhile, Djokovic - the 24-time Grand Slam winner - did not mention anything about his health after the match. Instead, he praised his 22-year-old opponent.
But according to the latest sharing from Serbian journalist Luka Nikolic, the reason for Djokovic's failure was that he suffered a "heavy cold" in Melbourne.
Information from Serbia is that Novak Djokovic suffered a serious injury to Jannik Sinner, which explains the defeat, Nikolic, who works for Meridian Sport Global and was formerly B92 magazine, wrote on his personal page.
He had a fever the night before the semi-final. something similar to what Zverev suffered. He was sick for 3 weeks, and then the disease returned.
That's why he played so badly in the first two sets, you could see him as weak and unable to do anything. He couldn't play well in those conditions. He doesn't want to see a doctor so that the press won't bother and make a fuss."
Although Djokovic did not comment on his health after the loss to Sinner, he admitted in the first round victory over Dino Prizmic that he was in poor health.
"I've been a bit uncomfortable about the weather recently. For 4 or 5 days. Maybe you can see it through my voice, he said.
Its like that you just try to face it, overcome it and accept the situation and try your best.
After Nikolic's information, many Djokovic fans believe that the result would be different if the 36-year-old tennis player reached his peak form.
Everyone who follows this match knows that something is not right. This is completely felt, one person responded.
Many of us knew Novak was not good from the first hit of that game. Everyone knows that he will return and do more harm than ever, another wrote.
That seems true. He kept calm throughout the match. He didn't even scream at the coaching staff, which he did even when he won comfortably," the third person wrote.
And of course, not many Nole fans have appreciated Sinner's brilliance, who has not given the world No. 1 a break-point chance for the four sets.
