{"id":638040,"date":"2025-10-20T04:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T03:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=638040"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T03:56:53","slug":"novak-djokovic-injury-update-what-happened-to-novak-djokovic-against-taylor-fritz-six-kings-slam-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/novak-djokovic-injury-update-what-happened-to-novak-djokovic-against-taylor-fritz-six-kings-slam-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Injury Update \u2013 What Happened to Novak Djokovic Against Taylor Fritz in Six Kings Slam 2025 Third-Place Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic&rsquo;s Six Kings Slam 2025 campaign came to an abrupt end after the Serbian retired midway through his third-place play-off against Taylor Fritz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After a tense first set lasting 76 minutes, which Fritz edged 7-6, Djokovic walked to the umpire and announced he would withdraw from the match. The decision stunned the crowd and commentators, as the 38-year-old appeared to struggle with physical discomfort during the latter stages of the set.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I want to apologize to everybody. Sorry, guys, I&rsquo;m sorry you couldn&rsquo;t see the second set,&rdquo;<\/em> Djokovic told the crowd. <em>&ldquo;But credit to Taylor, I mean, we had some incredible games towards the end of that set, and it was one of the longest sets I&rsquo;ve ever played, to be honest. It was amazing to be in Riyadh once again.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Novak Djokovic has retired against Taylor Fritz after losing the first set 7-6.<br><br>Following the match, Djokovic said it was \"one of the longest sets he ever played.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FritzDjokovic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#FritzDjokovic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlcarazSinner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#AlcarazSinner<\/a> is next up, LIVE now on Netflix! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tFCeDphVvH\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/tFCeDphVvH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflixsports\/status\/1979611453188620304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Struggles of Nole and Hopeful Return&nbsp;<\/h2><p>Djokovic&rsquo;s retirement came only two days after his straight-sets semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner. Against Fritz, he appeared to pull up with a left leg injury and decided he could not continue in the slow court conditions. <em>&ldquo;Now it&rsquo;s rest and really addressing some of the issues I have with my body,&rdquo;<\/em> Djokovic said.<em> &ldquo;I want to thank everybody for really welcoming me here. This is the third time I have been here in three years, and hopefully, if I keep on going next year, I&rsquo;ll be back, if you guys want me here.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Novak Djokovic speaks to the crowd about whether we&rsquo;ll see him play again this year after retiring injured at the Six Kings Slam <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rDMc5NEWmh\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/rDMc5NEWmh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TNT Sports (@tntsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports\/status\/1979620510880178629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 24-time Grand Slam champion also hinted at a possible return later in the season, potentially in Turin, once he has dealt with his physical problems. <em>&ldquo;I will address the physical issues I&rsquo;ve been having and hopefully play the last couple of tournaments of the season,&rdquo; <\/em>he told the audience.<\/p><p>To loud applause, Djokovic waved to the fans and walked down the tunnel before Fritz took the microphone.<em> &ldquo;That was really physical,&rdquo; <\/em>Fritz said.<em> &ldquo;What happens is you get into those really long games, and the ball starts to wear out and get so huge, to the point where it&rsquo;s so hard to get a free point on the serve, or a winner, so it&rsquo;s playing the long points and games.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Fritz took a brutal opening set against Novak Djokovic at the Six Kings Slam &mdash; after which the Serbian was forced to retire injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h2V322gDHM\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/h2V322gDHM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TNT Sports (@tntsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports\/status\/1979614999585628271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>He added, &ldquo;<em>It makes everything slower, longer, it&rsquo;s such a tough set, and at the end of it, conditions just got so slow. We were playing long rallies, back-to-back-to-back, just fighting for every point, so it was brutal.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><em>Mandatory Image Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Djokovic retires hurt after grueling first set in Six Kings Slam 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":638041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[6514,4949,9957],"class_list":["post-638040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-6514","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-six-kings-slam"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Novak Djokovic Injury Update &ndash; What Happened to Novak Djokovic Against Taylor Fritz in Six Kings Slam 2025 Third-Place Match - 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