I was on my way home – Novak Djokovic relieved for Australian Open reprieve

Novak Djokovic, right, embraces Lorenzo Musetti after the Italian was forced to retire from their Australian Open quarter-final. Pic: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP

Novak Djokovic admitted he was heading out of the Australian Open before injury to quarter-final opponent Lorenzo Musetti earned him a dramatic reprieve.

An out-of-sorts Djokovic looked down and out trailing by two sets to love, but Musetti sought treatment for a thigh injury after three games of the third set and played just one more game before shaking hands.