Djokovic thumps king of clay Nadal to enter third round
The two greats of the racquet game, both in the evening of their fabulous journey in tennis, have fought many a pitched battle between themselves in their glittering careers.
The two greats of the racquet game, both in the evening of their fabulous journey in tennis, have fought many a pitched battle between themselves in their glittering careers.
Big B did not see the Wimbledon finals, but on Monday morning, the "Kalki 2898 AD" actor turned to his X handle to share his thoughts about the Sunday's championship match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcarez.
Aiming for his fourth trophy on the clay courts of Paris, the 37-year-old Djokovic showed flashes of his best tennis across a convincing 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory against Roberto Carballes Baena.
The top-ranked player made 54 unforced errors and failed to produce a break point during the 22-year-old's incredible performance at the Australian Open in 2024.
Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic won a dramatic mixed doubles match in their last encounter of 2023 on Sunday night, ensuring that Team Serbia will celebrate the new year with a winning feeling.
Murray hasn't advanced past the third round of the season's opening major since 2017, and his 4:05 a.m. finish in Melbourne was the latest of his career.
The world number 7 faced a firm resilience by Halys as the result in Serb’s 7-6(3), 7-6(5) win against the French player. Djokovic will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov for the race to Semi Finals.
The Frenchmen Lestienne who is ranked 65th lost the match after he was outplayed in 44% of the points in the 75 minutes the set continued. Djokovic is all set to take on Quentin Halys to complete his title defence.
Djokovic fans chanted “Novak Novak” when he walked onto the court. Previously, Novak, after a controversy relating to his vaccination status and his anti-vax statements, was held over by the Australian Border Force.
Djokovic is now allowed to not just enter Australia but also to participate in the Australian Open scheduled for the upcoming month.
