John McEnroe appeared to suggest that Novak Djokovic intentionally took a medical timeout against Carlos Alcaraz so he could try to throw the Spaniard off his game. After the No. 3 seed broke the Serb in the ninth game of the first set of their Australian Open quarterfinal match,

John McEnroe raised a conspiracy theory about Novak Djokovic 's injury woes after the 37-year-old took an off-court medical timeout during his clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The world No. 7 was seen pulling up on his leg and grimacing during the first set. He left the court with the physio, returning with his upper thigh strapped up.

Carlos Alcaraz‘s quest for his first Australian Open title ended when Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat him in the quarterfinals with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.