Novak Djokovic
Djokovic beats Fritz to reach Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is through to the Australian Open semi-finals after a 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Djokovic, who won after three hours and 45 minutes of play, is now 9-0 head-to-head against Fritz.
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The Serb won 7:6 (3), 4:6, 6:2, 6:3 at 30 Melbourne degrees Celsius and after an almost four-hour battle.
Only after two and a half hours of play, at the opening of the third set, did Djokovic make the first break, after 15 missed opportunities, and therefore broke the match against the awkward American.
Tsitsipas sees Australian Open exit as another chance to evolve
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he hoped to emerge stronger from his fourth-round defeat by Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open on Sunday after the Greek world number seven suffered his earliest exit in four years at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam.
Tsitsipas hopes emotions of 2023 will boost Australian Open title bid
Stefanos Tsitsipas hopes to tap into "big moments" from his 2023 Australian Open campaign to fuel his quest to reach back-to-back finals, the Greek seventh seed said after easing past Frenchman Luca Van Assche to reach the fourth round on Friday.
In his 100th Aussie Open match, Djokovic beats Etcheverry to advance to fourth round
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open after defeating Argentine Tomas Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) on Friday.
Djokovic defeats Popyrin to advance to Australian Open third round
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is through to the Australian Open third round after a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Alexei Popyrin in Melbourne on Wednesday.
The Serbian, who won after three hours and 11 minutes of play, is now 2-0 head-to-head against the Australian.
Djokovic defeats Prizmic in Australian Open first round
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is through to the second round of the Australian Open after defeating Croatian Dino Prizmic 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4 in Melbourne on Sunday.
Reigning champion Djokovic won after four hours and one minute of play and will next face Australian Alexei Popyrin.
Tsitsipas advances to 2nd round of Australian Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced το the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 win over Zizou Bergs of Belgium. The Greek champion lost last year's Australian final to Novak Djokovic in three sets.
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Djokovic to face Croatia's Prizmic in Aussie Open first round
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, will play Croatian youngster Dino Prizmic in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
After defeating Argentine Mariano Navone and compatriot Duje Ajdukovic, Prizmic beat Tunisian Aziz Dougaz 6-3, 6-4 on Friday morning to complete the qualifications for the Australian Open.
Djokovic to face qualifier in Aussie Open first round
MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to play a qualifier in the Australian Open first round.
In the potential second round, reigning champion Djokovic will most likely face Australian Alexei Popyrin, who will play compatriot and wild card holder Marc Polmans in the first round.