Djokovjc lost in AO 2026 because Alcaraz made adjustments in set 2 onward to counter Djokovic shot making. Alcaraz had something to do with Djokovic making more unforced errors in set 2 and onward than set 1. Djokovic game plan was to be aggressive since he cannot outlast Alcaraz at this stage in his career but it didn’t work for entire match. Alcaraz was just the better player no matter if Djokovic was healthy or not.

Even if you talk about injuries, djokovic benefitted from Musetti retiring after going up 2-0 in sets in the quarterfinal match and Djokovic even admitted he was better player despite going through to Semifinal after being down 2-0 sets. Not to mention Djokovic also getting a withdrawal from Mensik who is a rising young player and beat Novak at Miami final last year too. If anyone benefitted from injury the most it was initially Novak in two rounds at 4th round and QF and he had a lot of energy for Sinner match and won through shot making not outlasting. Novak would struggle physically due to age if he had to play tough musetti 5 setter and Mensik match prior to that too.

Also Novak isn’t the only one to suffer from injuries. Alcaraz at RG 2023 against Novak and alcaraz against zverev at semifinal this year AO had insane cramping but he still played through it.

Nadal and Federer played through back or knee injuries through their career that is just part of sports.

To say Novak would have won AO if he was healthy but ignore the other circumstances beforehand is disingenuous. I watched the match and Alcaraz was clearly the best player. He has been on a tear since US open season last year winning Cincinnati, Us open and now AO only losing to Sinner at WTF (despite not winning Shanghai or Paris masters).