Boris Becker bites back after Novak Djokovic called out 'experts' at Australian Open

Boris Becker hit back after being accused of questioning Novak Djokovic

Becker coached Djokovic from late 2013 to late 2016 and has remained close with the 24-time Grand Slam champion ever since. So the German was outraged to discover that some believed he had questioned Djokovic’s tournament-ending injury. The world No. 7 retired after losing an 81-minute first set to Alexander Zverev in the semi-final. A few days earlier, Djokovic had his leg strapped up during his quarter-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz and some - including John McEnroe - suggested the Serb was faking or exaggerating his physical condition. The 10-time Aussie Open champion hit back at his doubters on Saturday, sharing a photo of his latest scan which showed that he had torn a muscle.

Novak Djokovic shared a photo of his MRI scan to silence the injury 'experts'

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“Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury “experts” out there,” Djokovic wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). Becker rushed to defend Djokovic, reposting his scan photo and writing: “Word”. But some accused him of being one of the Serb’s critics. The six-time Major winner has now taken to social media to bite back at those twisting his words. “I have never questioned the severity of @DjokerNole injury!” Becker tweeted. “Probably someone did wrong translation from German into English… Schatzi is family for me since 2013 ! It’s all about the click-bait these days and not about facts!” It comes after Becker sent Zverev some advice ahead of his semi-final contest with Djokovic.

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