Djokovic suffers injury ahead of Australian Open

The 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic suffered an injury scare ahead of the Australian Open with a hamstring twinge forcing him to cut short a practice match with Daniil Medvedev.

The Serb, who missed last year’s Australian Open after being deported due to his vaccination status, played just one set against Medvedev before withdrawing.

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The fourth seed for this month’s major lasted a little under 40 minutes on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, in what marked his first appearance in Melbourne since being forced to leave the country last year.

“I just felt it pulling and I didn’t want to risk anything worse,” he told local media.