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01/28 01:04 CST Novak Djokovic advances to the Australian Open semifinals after
Musetti retires with injury
Novak Djokovic advances to the Australian Open semifinals after Musetti retires
with injury
By JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) --- Novak Djokovic advanced to the Australian Open
semifinals after Lorenzo Musetti retired in the third set with an injury
Wednesday after taking the first two sets.
The fifth-seeded Musetti won the first two sets 6-4, 6-3 but took a medical
timeout for treatment on his upper right leg after being broken in the third
game of the third. He played on for another game but couldn't continue.
Djokovic, who was leading the third set 3-1, will continue his bid for an 11th
Australian title and a record 25th major but he says he was lucky this time.
"I feel really sorry for him," the 38-year-old Djokovic said. "He was a far
better player (today) --- I was on my way home tonight."
He will play the winner of Wednesday's later quarterfinal between No. 8 Ben
Shelton and two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.
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