Rafael Nadal's uncle throws shade at Novak Djokovic as he questions the authenticity of the Serbian's shock Australian Open decision
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Rafael Nadal's uncle throws shade at Novak Djokovic as he questions the authenticity of the Serbian's shock Australian Open decision

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Rafael Nadal’s uncle and former coach, Toni, has questioned the authenticity of Novak Djokovic’s thigh injury that forced the former world No 1 to retire mid-way through his semi-final at the Australian Open. Ragael Nadal's uncle, Toni, has stated that there has been 'a growing suspicion' around Novak Djokovic's injury problems Djokovic retired from his semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev on Friday, due to a hamstring tear The Serbian copped boos from fans inside the Rod Laver Arena, but while he raised eyebrows over the injury, Toni Nadal said Djokovic deserved respect 'I personally feel that he deserves respect at the difficult moment, without a doubt, of having to leave the court that has seen him win so many times,' the former tennis coach wrote in his column for El Pais. Nadal later went on to wish the 24-time Grand Slam champion a speedy recovery, despite raising eyebrows at Djokovic's past injuries Djokovic, though, has lashed out at his critics, posting a scan of his hamstring onnline which showed the extent of the damage to his leg It comes as McEnroe was not convinced over Djokovic's injury woe either during his match against Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic had appeared to sustain the injury during his gripping quarter-finals clash against Carlos Alcaraz He later would go on to reveal that he had suffered a hamstring tear during a press conference He did not give a timeframe on when he could return to action, adding that he needed 'to examine the injury further' The scan appeared to show the damage he had sustained to his hamstring, with the Serbian stating after the match that he had sustained a muscle tear.

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