The Serbian took on Alexander Zverev for a spot in the championship match for what would have been the 11th time.

But after losing the first set on a tiebreak, Djokovic retired from his Australian Open semi-final, and he now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Davis Cup clash with Denmark

Novak Djokovic suffered a muscle tear in his hamstring and therefore is set to be away from the tour for some time while he recovers.

As a result, he will be unable to compete in some upcoming tournaments, and one of those has already been confirmed. On Monday it was announced that Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against Denmark on Friday.

The former World number one previously mentioned that representing his country is one of the reasons why he is still playing tennis.

But he is unable to help Serbia on this occasion, but their Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki believes his team has what it takes to claim victory despite Djokovic’s absence.

“We are weakened by not playing Novak, but we are still going for the win,” he said. “The Danes have a great player in Holger Rune, but our players are also great and I believe in my team.”

How long will Novak Djokovic’s injury keep him out of action?

Djokovic has suffered a deep hamstring tear, according to ESPN’s reporter Chris Fowler, who spoke with Sports Injury Analyst Marty Jaramillo about the Serbian’s injury.

Therefore, he mentioned that the 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic could be out of action for at least two months.

“That’s no joke, that’s a pretty deep tear,” Fowler said. “That’s in the deepest part of the hamstring and the hamstring is a problem because it’s a big muscle.

“It’s deep in there, it’s hard to treat it properly. The hamstring doesn’t have great blood flow so it’s harder to treat it than some other muscles.

“You can’t rush a hamstring, you’ve got to be very sure before going back out there. Typically if you’re looking at injuries like that in sports, you’re looking at a couple months.”

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