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Daily Mail
01-07-2025
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- Daily Mail
Wimbledon star who had his career funded by Novak Djokovic is forced to retire from first-round match after collapsing in agony
A Wimbledon star who has had his career funded by Novak Djokovic has been forced to retire in his first round match after collapsing. The Championships continues in soaring temperatures on day two, with a number of players in first round action with the sweltering heat proving difficult to play through in some cases. While the likes of Carlos Alvaraz and Emma Raducanu were in action on day one, day two would play host to the likes of Coco Gauff, while Djokovic himself was pencilled in to feature on Centre Court on Tuesday. Elsewhere, though, at the All England club, some of the lesser-known names were doing their best to compete for important prize money and progress in the tournament. That included down on Court Eight, which played host to Hamad Medjedovic and Sebastian Ofner in their first round match in the men's singles. Things were going well up until the end of the first set, which featured a hard-fought tiebreak with Serb Medjedovic, 21, 8-7 up. Then, though, things went south. Medjedovic slipped at the back of the court when he had set point, trying to change direction with his legs ending up heading opposite ways. He let out a cry of pain, with the umpire rushing to check up on him. A physio also entered the court as he was shaded from the sun by a ball girl. Though clearly in some discomfort, the star limped back to his chair after a lengthy delay. On the very next point, though, he slipped again as his left ankle buckled. He lost the set and departed the court for a medial time-out. After a 14 minute break, though, he fought on. It didn't take long until the game was done, however, with Medjedovic 3-1 down in the second set and deciding to call it a day, sacrificing his spot in the competition. Now world No 73, Medjedovic had his early career funded by Djokovic, as the 24-time grand slam champion paid for expenses for his countryman. Djokovic would help out with travel, coaching and other expenses, helping Medjedovic to rise through the ranks and ultimately win the Next Gen ATP finals and end up on the circuit. The duo have also played together in the Davis Cup. Now, though, Djokovic's prodigy is out, with it unsure how serious his injury is. He has never made it through the first round at Wimbledon before.
Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Wimbledon star whose career is funded by Novak Djokovic collapses to floor in agony and forced to retire
WIMBLEDON WOES Wimbledon star whose career is funded by Novak Djokovic collapses to floor in agony and forced to retire Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WIMBLEDON star funded by Novak Djokovic collapsed to the floor in agony after a horror fall at SW19. And he was forced to retire in shocking scenes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Hamad Medjedovic suffered a horrible injury on Court 8 Credit: BBC Hamad Medjedovic faced Sebastian Ofner in the first round at Wimbledon. But he had to pull out midway through the second set. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Wimbledon star whose career is funded by Novak Djokovic collapses to floor in agony and forced to retire
A WIMBLEDON star funded by Novak Djokovic collapsed to the floor in agony after a horror fall at SW19. And he was forced to retire in shocking scenes. Advertisement 1 Hamad Medjedovic suffered a horrible injury on Court 8 Credit: BBC Hamad Medjedovic faced Sebastian Ofner in the first round at Wimbledon. But he had to pull out midway through the second set. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video . Like us on Facebook at Advertisement
The Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Wimbledon star whose career is funded by Novak Djokovic collapses to floor in agony and forced to retire
A WIMBLEDON star funded by Novak Djokovic collapsed to the floor in agony after a horror fall at SW19. And he was forced to retire in shocking scenes. 1 Hamad Medjedovic faced Sebastian Ofner in the first round at Wimbledon. But he had to pull out midway through the second set.
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Auger-Aliassime advances in Mallorca as fellow Montrealer Diallo exits
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns a shot to Taylor Fritz of the USA during their men's singles semifinal tennis match of the Stuttgart Open, in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in Thursday's quarterfinals at the Mallorca Championships. The Montreal native fired 11 aces and broke Medjedovic three times on six chances. Auger-Aliassime will face Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in Friday's semifinal at the grass-court event. Griekspoor beat Montreal's Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-4 earlier Thursday. Diallo had eight aces but couldn't convert his lone break-point opportunity. The six-foot-eight Diallo, who entered the tournament with a career-high No. 41 ranking, is due to make his main-draw debut at Wimbledon next week. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025.
