Novak Djokovic is giving it his all, but even the Serb knows it doesn’t always go his way. Currently competing at the exhibition Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, he just came off yet another loss to Jannik Sinner in the semis. Still not out of the game, he faced Taylor Fritz for the second time since the US Open, ready to grab another win. This time, though, no points, rankings, or head-to-heads were on the line. Both semifinalists came out firing, but things took an unfortunate turn for Nole.

On Saturday, the Serbian maestro emptied the tank in a grueling first set that stretched to 75 minutes. He dropped it in a tiebreak, 7-4, but couldn’t continue. Djokovic appeared to pull up with a left leg issue and decided it wasn’t worth pushing through in the slow conditions. He retired mid-match, en

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