Boris Becker hit back after being accused of questioning Novak Djokovic (Image: Getty)
has hit back after shared the extent of his injury after retiring from the .
The Serb raised concerns after having a but he won and advanced to the last four. Djokovic then
The 37-year-old shared a photo of his MRI scan . And Becker has now chimed in after being accused of doubting Djokovic.
Becker coached Djokovic from late 2013 to late 2016 and has remained close with the 24-time Grand Slam champion ever since.
So the German was outraged to discover that some believed he had questioned Djokovic’s tournament-ending injury. The world No. 7 retired after losing an 81-minute first set to in the semi-final.
A few days earlier, Djokovic had his leg strapped up during his quarter-final clash with and some – including – s
The 10-time Aussie Open champion hit back at his doubters on Saturday, sharing a photo of his latest scan which showed that he had torn a muscle.
Novak Djokovic shared a photo of his MRI scan to silence the injury ‘experts’ (Image: @DjokerNole / Getty)
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“Thought I’d leave this here for all the sports injury “experts” out there,” Djokovic wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Becker rushed to defend Djokovic, reposting his scan photo and writing: “Word”. But some accused him of being one of the Serb’s critics.
The six-time Major winner has now taken to social media to bite back at those twisting his words. “I have never questioned the severity of @DjokerNole injury!” Becker tweeted.
“Probably someone did wrong translation from German into English… Schatzi is family for me since 2013 ! It’s all about the click-bait these days and not about facts!”
It comes after Becker sent Zverev some advice ahead of his semi-final contest with Djokovic.
“Sascha has to stick to his game and show his strengths – his serve, his baseline strokes and his fitness. He mustn’t let himself be put off his game, whatever his opponent does,” the German told .
While Becker never doubted Djokovic’s injury, others did. After the Serb’s medical timeout in the quarters, John McEnroe said: “This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this routine. Don’t be fooled.”
Andy Roddick also questioned Djokovic on an episode of his Served podcast. “He was moving as well as I’ve seen Novak move in 18 months, maybe two years,” the former No. 1 argued.
“It didn’t work that way in my career. If I pulled a groin, it kinda tended to stay pulled and maybe get worse.”