"While Alcaraz said post-match that he worried he may have strained an adductor muscle, Zverev was adamant the Spaniard's problem was cramp, which is out of bounds for medical timeouts. Yeah, I mean, he was cramping, so normally you can't take a medical timeout for cramping, third seed Zverev said at his post-match news conference. What can I do? It's not my decision. I didn't like it, but it's not my decision."
"On court, Zverev lashed out at a match supervisor in profanity-laden German as Alcaraz underwent treatment. I just said it was b******t, basically, he said later of the exchange, noting that Alcaraz finished full of running. He took like an hour and a half off where he wasn't moving almost at all. So again, maybe I should have used that better in a way. Maybe I should have won the games and won the sets a bit quicker."
"Alcaraz dropped the next two sets but was back running at full pelt in the fifth to close out an epic 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5 win in five hours and 27 minutes."
Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in a five-hour and 27-minute Australian Open semifinal, winning 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5. Alcaraz received treatment for a right thigh issue at 4-4 in the third set and later said he worried he may have strained an adductor muscle. Zverev insisted the issue was cramping and argued cramp is not valid for a medical timeout. Zverev vocally confronted officials on court and criticised the decision after the match as Alcaraz recovered to win the decisive fifth set.
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