Alexander Zverev into Aussie Open final, to meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner

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Alexander Zverev qualified for his first Australian Open final when Novak Djokovic retired after the first set of their semifinal match in Melbourne on Friday.

Djokovic, 37, clearly was struggling with a left leg injury throughout the first set, which went to a tiebreaker. When the Serbian put avolley into the net to lose the tiebreak 7-5 and the first set after 81 minutes, he immed