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January 28, 2026
Novak Djokovic survives at Australian Open as Lorenzo Musetti retires hurt while two sets up
No 4 seed moves into semi-final despite struggles against Italian
TL;DR
- Lorenzo Musetti retired from his Australian Open quarter-final match against Novak Djokovic while leading two sets to love.
- Musetti was outplaying Djokovic and was on track for a significant victory before an injury forced him to withdraw.
- Djokovic acknowledged Musetti was the better player and expressed sympathy for the Italian's misfortune.
- Djokovic will face Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
- Djokovic had previously received a walkover in the fourth round against Jakub Mensik.
- Musetti's potential victory would have been his first hard-court Grand Slam semi-final and could have improved his career-high ranking.
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