Carlos Alcaraz has real doubts about what Novak Djokovic said in on court interview following their match at the Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz is not convinced after hearing Novak Djokovic’s comments about his injury.

The Spaniard lost a thrilling four-set battle against the 37-year-old at the Australian Open, meaning his quest to win all four Grand Slam titles continues for at least another year.

The 21-year-old took the first set, but this came just after the 24-time Grand Slam champion took a medical timeout after he appeared to suffer a leg injury.

Following his treatment, Novak Djokovic was moving freely and produced some vintage tennis to complete the victory and move into his 12th Australian Open semi-final.

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What did Carlos Alcaraz say about Novak Djokovic’s injury at the Australian Open?

Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz for the fifth time in his career to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

He overcame some discomfort in his leg to defeat the third seed and reach the 50th Grand Slam semi-final of his career.

During the contest John McEnroe did not seem convinced that Djokovic was struggling as much as he made it seem.

Alcaraz was also unsure about the severity of his opponent’s injury, and he questioned Djokovic who said he considered retiring if he lost the second set.

“I’m not saying he did a show, but in the second set he seemed to have issues and in the third and fourth I didn’t see anything,” he said.

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“I don’t think he would have retired if he lost the second set. A tennis player who thinks about retiring does not play the third and fourth set the way he did.”

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Carlos Alcaraz says what he needs to change after losing to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open

Alcaraz equalled his best result at the Australian Open by reaching the quarter-finals.

But as was the case in 2024, Alcaraz exited at the last eight stage following a four-set defeat, this time against the tournament’s most successful player.

Alcaraz has been somewhat inconsistent since losing the Olympic Games gold medal match to Djokovic and he has not progressed beyond the quarter-finals of a major since defending the Wimbledon title.

The World number three knows he has work to do, and shared what he wants to change moving forward, especially at the Grand Slams.

“Something that I learn playing the Grand Slam is I have to save energy,” he said. “There have been some moments, some matches that I didn’t save energy, pumping myself, playing with the crowd, screaming ‘vamos’ every time I’m 100%.

“At the end of the third and the fourth set probably I struggled physically because of that. So I learned to save energy during the match, especially these kinds of matches which are really physically demanding. I don’t know.

“I’m going to say I think I did great, but probably I could do it a little bit more in specific moments. In general, I’m going to say that in a Grand Slam I prefer to be, like, calmer.”

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