Novak Djoković

[Lucas]

Can 2018 Djokovic Follow 2017 Federer's Script In Melbourne?

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title. A quarter-final appearance? He'll probably take it.

Sound familiar? Roger Federer was that guy last year at the Australian Open. Federer came back after having missed six months away, with his final match in 2017 coming at Wimbledon.

“It's a great draw because I'm in the draw. So for me I'm super pleased that I made it here, that I have an opportunity to win matches. How many rests to be seen. I'm cautious myself. So, yeah, clearly an underdog this time around,” Federer said before his first match at the 2017 Australian Open.

Djokovic's past six months have followed a similar script. The Serbian retired from his Wimbledon quarter-final against Czech Tomas Berdych and missed the remainder of the season because of a right elbow injury. Djokovic, who unlike Federer did not undergo surgery, brings a new outlook with him to the season's first Grand Slam.

“I’m learning how to be patient as well honestly, and I think one thing that we tennis players miss a lot is patience. And it’s part of the world that we are in, the season is constantly ongoing so it’s from January 1st to November 20th bam bam bam bam, you don’t have time much time and you’re always in a roll so you’re always into looking for quick solutions, quick fixes,” Djokovic told Sport360 last month.


Could Djokovic continue to track Federer and, when few are expecting much of him, take home the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, as Federer did last year? It would be historic for multiple reasons.

No one has won the Australian Open more than Djokovic. The Serbian has captured the Melbourne title six times (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), a mark he shares with only Roy Emerson. One more title this Aussie fortnight and Djokovic will be the all-time Australian Open title leader.

The Serbian is also attempting to become only the eighth man in history to claim at least seven titles at any Grand Slam event. Rafael Nadal, of course, has won 10 Roland Garros titles, and Federer won his eighth Wimbledon crown last year.


Djokovic does not have an easy draw Down Under. The Serbian, who is 58-7 in Melbourne, opens against American veteran Donald Young and could face Qatar ExxonMobil Open titlist Gael Monfils in the second round. From there, Djokovic, the 14th seed, could meet 21st seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas and fourth seed Alexander Zverev could await in the fourth round.

It might not happen at his first tournament back, but a healthy Djokovic plans to eventually return to the top of the ATP World Tour.

“I would lie to you and I would not be honest, not to you, to myself, if I tell you anything less than being No. 1 and winning Slams,” Djokovic told Sport360 of his goals.

“I know that I’ve done it in the past, I’ve proven to myself that I can do it and why not aim for it again? Because I feel that, first of all, I have the willpower. Which is the most important thing. You need to really want something, you need to wish for it, you need really strongly believe and commit to that. So I am.

“And not just myself, which is very important, my family, my wife, my children are there, my parents, my brothers, and my team, are very supportive of me and they’re giving me that energy that I need.

“For these circumstances now that I am in, I’m trying to balance these goals, at the same time be a bit more understanding of what’s going on here (elbow) and say just take your time. Even if it doesn’t happen [this] season or whatever, take your time. But once I’m there, I’ve got to be honest, I don’t satisfy myself with anything less than that.”

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[Lucas]

Novak Djoković: Mój łokieć nie jest w pełni wyleczony

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Novak Djoković zagra w Australian Open, choć przyznał, że wciąż odczuwa skutki kontuzji. - Łokieć nie jest w pełni wyleczony. Mam nadzieję, że do rozpoczęcia turnieju będę w 100 proc. zdrowy - mówił na konferencji prasowej.

Australian Open będzie dla Novaka Djokovicia pierwszym turniejem po półrocznej przerwie spowodowanej kontuzją łokcia. - To była pierwsza tak długa przerwa w mojej karierze. Było to dla mnie trochę dziwne, ale podczas tej pauzy mogłem spędzić więcej czasu z rodziną i spojrzeć nieco inaczej na swoją karierę - mówił na konferencji prasowej w Melbourne.

Start Djokovicia w Melbourne także stał pod znakiem zapytania. Decyzję, że zagra, podjął dopiero kilka dni temu po turniejach pokazowych. - Będąc szczery, jeszcze w połowie minionego tygodnia miałem wątpliwości. Ale po rozmowach ze specjalistami i moim sztabem podjąłem decyzję, że zagram. Zrobiłem wszystko, by to zrobić, i cieszę się, że jestem tutaj.
Serb przyznał, że z powodu urazu musiał nieco zmodyfikować ruch serwisowy. - To niewielkie poprawki, ale zrobiły różnicę. Musiałem do nich przywyknąć. Pozwalają mi efektywniej serwować i przy tym mniej obciążać łokieć. Nie chcę mówić, że to "nowy serwis", tylko "nowy ruch serwisowy". Do tej pory wszystko działa dobrze. Ale żeby się sprawdzić, miałem tak naprawdę tylko jeden występ, w Kooyongu.

Tenisista z Belgradu wyjawił, że z jego zdrowiem nie jest jeszcze wszystko w porządku. - Łokieć nie jest w pełni wyleczony. Ale doszedłem do poziomu, na którym mogę konkurować, a z każdym dniem jest coraz lepiej. Mam nadzieję, że do rozpoczęcia turnieju będę w 100 proc. zdrowy. Naprawdę cieszę się, że tu jestem i że będę mógł grać. Tęskniłem za tym.

- Wciąż jestem zdolny, aby wygrywać z najlepszymi. Choć nie będę ukrywał, że nie wiem, jak zareaguję po sześciu miesiącach absencji. Wiem, że jeżeli osiągnę odpowiedni poziom mentalny i fizyczny, to mogę dotrzeć daleko. Nie mogę doczekać się rozpoczęcia turnieju. Mam nadzieję, że wszystko będzie dobrze - dodał Djoković, który w I rundzie, we wtorek, zagra z Donaldem Youngiem.

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[arti]

New Season, New Serve For Djokovic

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Following a six-month absence from the sport to rehabilitate an elbow injury, the former World No.1 in the ATP Rankings and 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic makes his return to competitive action at the Australian Open armed with a fresh mindset – and a new serve.

Djokovic, whose loaded resume includes six Australian Open titles won on the hard courts of Melbourne Park, has always served notice at the start of the season. This year, he’ll be serving a little differently thanks to hard work done in the pre-season with coaching additions Andre Agassi and the recently retired Radek Stepanek.

“The service motion is something that we worked on,” said Djokovic. “It was obviously the part of my game that I had to address because of the elbow issues. I've worked on it for last couple months with Radek and Andre.

“Both Radek and Andre have discussed a lot before the information came across to me,” he added. “They spent a lot of hours analysing my serve. I did, too. We talked about it.”

Changing any technical aspect of a player’s game can be difficult, especially when the game in question is one as established and successful as Djokovic’s. The Serbian’s records speak for themselves, including 68 tour-level titles and 223 weeks at No.1 in the ATP Rankings. So how does one go about retuning an instrument of past success, such as a service motion?

“[There are] some corrections... some improvements to the technique, which I think are allowing me to be more efficient with the serve, but also allowing me to release the load from the elbow, which is obviously something that I have to do because I have that injury,” said Djokovic. “So far it's been working really well... I'm happy with the new service motion. I don't want to say 'new serve', but new service motion.

“I feel like I spend less energy but I'm more efficient. I'm really looking forward to try out my new serve here.”

Much has changed on the ATP World Tour since the Serbian retired from his quarter-final match against Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking, while he and Roger Federer split the final two Grand Slams of the year. Alexander Zverev, the 20-year-old, claimed another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown just months after defeating Djokovic for his first, and Grigor Dimitrov went undefeated in his Nitto ATP Finals triumph.

Nevertheless, Djokovic remains confident in his comeback.

“I still know what I'm capable of, and I believe in my own abilities to win against the best players in the world,” said the 14th seed at this year’s Australian Open. “I know that if I get myself to [my] desired level of performance - mental and physical - that I can actually have a good chance to go far in the tournament.

“Now, whether my approach is different to this year's Australian Open to other previous years, probably yes. It's different circumstances. But it is exciting. Honestly, it's a good place to be.”

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[Damian]

[Lucas]

Novak of old breezes by Young

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And another injury passes the first round test: Novak Djokovic, he of the sore elbow, has survived his encounter with Donald Young with all major body parts intact.

He whistled past the American 6-1 6-2 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon without so much as a wince or a grimace, and even if there is plenty of room for improvement – he had not played a competitive match since the middle of last year – he was looking good for a bloke who did not know if he would be ready to play at all just a few days ago.

It clearly meant a lot to be back, as when the last point was done, Djokovic dropped to his knees and patted the court like an old friend.

“It’s just great to be back on a tennis court,” he said. “There’s no better place to start playing after six months of injuries than here in Australia. It’s been a long time for me without an official match.

“I’ve never faced this particular situation in my career. I think I was absent for one month maximum ever since I started playing professional tennis, so I never missed a Grand Slam. It was different. I don’t want to say it was bad; it was just different.

“An injury is something that no athlete wants to have, but at the end of the day I had time to reflect on my life, my game, spend time with the family. I had that, but I’m really glad to be back.”


In the six months since we last saw him, Djokovic has, apparently, put on weight.

Unlike the rest of us, he has done this deliberately, according to his coach, the great Andre Agassi. The question is where? To the untrained (and, it has to be said after the excesses of Christmas, hugely jealous) eye, the former champion is still as thin as a lath. Perhaps he has let his hair grow. Maybe he has not cut his toenails for a while. Possibly he is wearing thicker underpants or bigger shoes. It is hard to see where else he could pack away the extra poundage, because if he turns sideways, he all but disappears.

Anyway, with a little more ballast behind his groundstrokes and with his new, abbreviated service action, the rebuilt Djokovic was hoping that his ailing elbow would be fit for purpose.

The injury – as yet unspecified due to Djokovic’s insistence on patient confidentiality – is not fully healed, and the world No.14 admits that still has pain in the joint. But life is a lot better than it was when he pulled out of his quarterfinal with Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon last July.

As for Agassi, he was watching with intent. Hiding under a huge black hat (you had to do a double take to realise that it was him), the shaven-headed guru did not take his eyes off his charge. Agassi was expecting there to be some ring rust, he was prepared for few nerves – what he wanted to know was whether Djokovic could shake them off and eke out the win. If he could, the pair could establish a base camp and then plot a route to the summit of the tournament.

As it turned out, Djokovic and his gammy elbow did not have time to feel nervy or tense – Young was having an absolute nightmare of a day, and was struggling to prolong a rally, much less a set.

Back in the days when Djokovic was starting out on the tour, Young was a 16-year-old hopeful clutching a bunch of wildcards to the biggest tournaments on the calendar. Marketed as the great African-American hope, Young clearly had talent. They say he has “great hands”, a technical term which basically means that he can do things with a bat and ball that you and I could not even dream of – and those hands were put to the test (and usually thrashed) against the very best in the world from the moment he stepped foot on the tour.

Alas, without the experience of learning his trade on the lower rungs of the professional circuit, Young struggled for years with both with his game and his confidence as these regular pastings racked up. At the same time, he stubbornly refused to grow. Maybe if he had been a few inches taller, he might have developed a game that gave him a few more free points. As it is, he has spent most of his career in the middle tier of journeymen players.

Now aged 28, he has no titles to his name, and while his ranking reached the dizzy heights of No.38 in the world six years ago, he is now down to No.63. And against Djokovic in the first round, he looked as tight as a drum. A kitten facing a grizzly bear would have looked more at ease than Young at Margaret Court Arena.

There were moments when the American would forget where he was and who he was playing and he would go toe to toe with the former world No.1. And then a chance would present itself, one of those sit-up-and-hit-me, just-put-the-ball-anywhere sort of opportunities, the sort that everyone prays for and almost no one gets. And then Young would dump the ball in the net or Row Q of the stands. It was that sort of day. But after 111 minutes of this, Djokovic converted his sixth match point and put Young out of his misery.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Wrócił Novak po pół roku przerwy. Wrócił udanie, pewnie pokonując Younga zapisał na swoim koncie już 238. wielkoszlemowe zwycięstwo meczowe. Więcej wygranych spotkań w turniejach tej rangi ma tylko Roger Federer (326).

Serb wygrał 59. mecz w Melbourne Park, tutaj też tylko Federer jest lepszy (87).

[arti]

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[Damian]

Novak Djoković czuł niepewność przed pierwszym meczem w Australian Open. "Byłem sceptycznie nastawiony"

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Novak Djoković pokonał 6:1, 6:2, 6:4 Donalda Younga w I rundzie Australian Open 2018, choć przed meczem nie czuł się komfortowo. - Byłem sceptycznie nastawiony. Nie byłem pewien, czy uda mi się zaprezentować tak dobrze, jak podczas treningów - mówił.

Mecz z Donaldem Youngiem był dla Novaka Djokovicia pierwszym oficjalnym występem od 12 lipca ubiegłego roku. Tak długa absencja Serba była spowodowana kontuzją łokcia. - Wspaniale było wrócić i ponownie stanąć do rywalizacji. W ciągu ostatnich tygodni spędziłem na korcie wiele czasu, ale rozegrałem tylko jeden mecz, w pokazowym turnieju w Kooyongu. Podczas tych wszystkich sesji treningowych czułem, że dobrze uderzam piłkę, dlatego miałem nadzieję, że uda mi się to przenieść na pojedynek turniejowy - mówił na konferencji prasowej.
Djoković przyznał, że przed wyjściem na kort czuł ogromne emocje. - Nie mogłem się tego doczekać. Czułem podekscytowanie, radość, cieszyłem się, że znów będę mógł grać. Ale starałem się być jak najbardziej skoncentrowany i panować nad emocjami.

Tenisista z Belgradu wygrał 6:1, 6:2, 6:4, choć nie był pewien swojej dyspozycji. - Byłem sceptycznie nastawiony. Nie byłem pewien, czy uda mi się zaprezentować tak dobrze, jak podczas treningów. Mecz to coś zupełnie innego niż trening, bo towarzyszą ci nerwy. Ale dzięki wszystkim doświadczeniom, które już zdobyłem, potrafiłem zachować skupienie i od początku grać z wysoką intensywnością.

- Biorąc pod uwagę, że nie grałem od sześciu miesięcy, pierwsze dwa sety były bardzo dobre - kontynuował. - Trzeci był trochę sinusoidą. Kilka razy w czasie gry wydarzenia mogły przybrać inny obrót, ale nie dopuściłem do tego. Generalnie był to mój świetny występ. Nie mogę mówić negatywnie po tym, jak pierwszy mecz po półrocznej przerwie wygrałem bez straty seta. Tym bardziej, że jeszcze niedawno nie byłem pewien, czy w ogóle tu zagram.

W II rundzie, w czwartek, Djoković zmierzy się z Gaelem Monfilsem. Z Francuzem w głównym cyklu grał dotychczas 14-krotnie i wszystkie mecze wygrał, tracąc łącznie tylko osiem setów.

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[Lleyton]

Djokovic Pushes Aside Any Elbow Concerns In Opener

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Serbian going for seventh Australian Open title this fortnight

Elbow problems? What elbow problems?

For at least his first-round match, Novak Djokovic brushed aside any worries of his right elbow holding him back during this Australian Open.

The six-time champion routed American veteran Donald Young, looking like his old self as he crushed sliding forehand winners and broke Young six times to advance 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

“It felt great to be back on the court and compete again,” said Djokovic. “It’s been a while [so] obviously you don't know how you're going to start off. I was putting a lot of hours on the court in the past couple weeks… I could feel that I was hitting the ball well.”

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It was Djokovic's first match in more than six months, since he retired in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in July because of the right elbow injury. The 12-time Grand Slam champion endured months of rehab on the elbow, with the hopes of returning in Melbourne, the site of his most successful Grand Slam.

“There were a lot of good emotions,” said Djokovic. “I was looking forward to getting out on the court and compete. But I did feel nerves and I did feel a bit sceptical whether I'm going to be able to continue playing well as I have the last couple weeks in the practice sessions.

“But I thought I controlled [my nerves] well. I didn't get carried away by anything, even though a couple times in the match things could have maybe gone a different way. [It was a] very, very solid performance.”

No one has won more Australian Open titles than Djokovic, who is tied with Roy Emerson for the all-time lead at six. The Serbian will look to continue his path to title No. 7 in the second round, where he will meet Frenchman Gael Monfils who beat #NextGenATP Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Last year, Djokovic fell in the Australian Open second round to wild card Denis Istomin in one of the upsets of the 2017 season. It was Djokovic's earliest loss at a Grand Slam since 2008 Wimbledon (l. to Safin).

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[Damian]

Novak Djoković skomentował kwestię zarobków. "Zostałem ukazany jako bardzo chciwa osoba"

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Wtorkowa konferencja prasowa po meczu Novaka Djokovicia w I rundzie Australian Open 2018 została zdominowana przez dwa tematy. Najpierw Serb opowiadał, co czuł po powrocie na kort. Potem poruszono kwestię zwiększenia zarobków dla tenisistów.

O sprawie zwiększenia premii finansowych jako pierwszy napisał dziennik "Daily Mail". Według brytyjskiej gazety, spotkanie tenisistów odbyło się w piątek w jednym z hoteli w Melbourne. W pewnym momencie Novak Djoković miał poprosić przedstawicieli ATP o opuszczenie sali konferencyjnej, żeby gracze mogli ze sobą porozmawiać. Serb zaprzeczył informacjom, że miał to zrobić w sposób niekulturalny. Przyznał również, że na sali nie było żadnego prawnika, jak sugerowali dziennikarze.
Podana przez gazetę informacja szybko obiegła cały świat i stała się powodem licznych spekulacji. Niektóre media podały, że były numer jeden światowych list miał nawoływać do bojkotu turniejów Wielkiego Szlema, jeśli finansowe żądania graczy nie zostaną spełnione. "Nole" zaprzeczył tym doniesieniom podczas wtorkowej konferencji prasowej po wygranym pojedynku I rundy z Amerykaninem Donaldem Youngiem.

- Widziałem, co napisaliście i były to mocno przesadzone historie. Wyciągnęliście pewne rzeczy z kontekstu. Zostałem ukazany jako bardzo chciwa osoba, która domaga się większych pieniędzy i nawołuje do bojkotu. Szanuję waszą wolność i decyzję, aby tak pisać, ale niewiele z tego jest prawdą. Chcieliśmy po prostu porozmawiać o pewnych sprawach. Nie sądzę, żeby było w tym coś niezdrowego. Ponad 100 tenisistów spotyka się ze sobą dwa-trzy razy w ciągu roku. Melbourne to jedno z tych miejsc, w których możemy porozmawiać. Wykorzystaliśmy okazję, aby poruszyć kwestię wybranych tematów. Nie podjęliśmy żadnej decyzji. Nie rozmawialiśmy o żadnym bojkocie. To naprawdę wszystko co na ten temat mogę powiedzieć - stwierdził Serb, który jest przewodniczącym rady zawodniczej ATP.

Wiceprzewodniczący rady zawodniczej, Kevin Anderson, przyznał, że sprawa zarobków została w piątek poruszona. Tenisiści nie chcą jednak komentować tej kwestii, aby nie dawać mediom powodów do spekulacji. Według dziennikarzy blisko związanych z otoczeniem Djokovicia 12-krotny mistrz wielkoszlemowy miał mówić o zwiększeniu zarobków, ale głównie dla niżej notowanych graczy, którzy często zmagają się z różnymi trudnościami. W tej kwestii z pewnością może liczyć na sporą liczbę zwolenników. Rację rodakowi przyznał Viktor Troicki, który powiedział portalowi "Sportklub", że dzięki ewentualnym zmianom tenisiści z miejsc 100-300 będą mogli opłacić trenerów i zyskać większą szansę rozwoju.

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[Damian]

Plany startów Serba w tym sezonie.

Na ten moment Novak zamierza opuścić Monte Carlo.

http://novakdjokovic.com/en/schedule/

[Barty]

Na tej stronie nie ma innych turniejów poza M1000 i szlemami, wątpię, żeby taki stan się utrzymał do końca roku.

[arti]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Australian Open: Novak Djoković przetrwał piekielny upał i pokonał Gaela Monfilsa

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Novak Djoković w czterech setach pokonał Gaela Monfilsa w II rundzie rozgrywanego na kortach twardych wielkoszlemowego Australian Open 2018. Pojedynek odbywał się w arcytrudnych warunkach, przy palącym słońcu.

Na to starcie czekał cały tenisowy świat. W II rundzie Australian Open 2018 zmierzyli się ze sobą Novak Djoković i Gael Monfils. Obaj wracają do rozgrywek po długich przerwach spowodowanych problemami zdrowotnymi. Serb pauzował do Wimbledonu z powodu kontuzji łokcia. Francuz natomiast na początku roku wznowił rywalizację po czteromiesięcznej pauzie.


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Mecz zapowiadał się arcyciekawie, ale wpływ na poczynania obu tenisistów miały warunki atmosferyczne. Mecz odbywał się bowiem w piekielnym upale. Gdy Djoković i Monfils biegali za piłką po korcie im. Roda Lavera, temperatura wynosiła 39 stopni Celsjusza w cieniu.

Monfils rozpoczął od dwóch przełamań i prowadzenia 3:0. Ostatecznie wygrał pierwszą partię 6:4. Moment zwrotny nastąpił w piątym gemie drugiego seta. Wówczas po jednym z serwisów Francuz z grymasem bólu złapał się za kolano. Od tej chwili paryżanin zmagał się z ogromnym kryzysem fizycznym. Nie był w stanie poruszać się po korcie, a jego uderzenia nie miały mocy. Djoković bezlitośnie to wykorzystał. Drugą odsłonę wygrał 6:3, trzecią 6:1, a czwartą znów 6:3.

Dla Serba był to pierwszy mecz na Rod Laver Arena od czasu ubiegłorocznej porażki w II rundzie z Denisem Istominem. - Cieszę się, że wróciłem na Rod Laver Arena. Mam stąd wspaniałe wspomnienia. Nie jestem jeszcze w 100 proc. wyleczony, ale czuję radość, że mogę tu być - mówił belgradczyk, który wygrał 60. w karierze mecz w Australian Open.

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- Spodziewałem, że nie będzie łatwo. Wiedziałem, że on będzie mocno serwował i odgrywał wiele piłek. Obaj w pewnym momencie mieliśmy dość. Cieszę się, że wygrałem. W drugim i trzecim secie zagrałem na niezłym poziomie - dodał Djoković (w czwartek pięć asów, siedem przełamań i 31 zagrań kończących), który w III rundzie zmierzy się z Albertem Ramosem.

Czterech setów do awansu do III rundy potrzebował również Tomas Berdych. Rozstawiony z numerem 19. Czech pokonał 6:3, 2:6, 6:2, 6:3 Guillermo Garcię-Lopeza, serwując 12 asów i posyłając 42 uderzenia wygrywające. Tym samym reprezentant naszych południowych sąsiadów ósmy raz z rzędu zameldował się w 1/16 finału turnieju w Melbourne.

Do kolejnej fazy awansowali także Fabio Fognini i Adrian Mannarino. Oznaczony numerem 25. Włoch okazał się lepszy od Jewgienija Donskoja, natomiast Francuz, turniejowa "26", w meczu leworęcznych tenisistów ograł Jiriego Vesely'ego i o IV rundę powalczy z Dominikiem Thiemem.

Australian Open, Melbourne (Australia)
Wielki Szlem, kort twardy (Plexicushion), pula nagród 55 mln dolarów australijskich
czwartek, 18 stycznia

II runda gry pojedynczej mężczyzn:

Novak Djoković (Serbia, 14) - Gael Monfils (Francja) 4:6, 6:1, 6:3, 6:3
Tomas Berdych (Czechy, 19) - Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Hiszpania) 6:3, 2:6, 6:2, 6:3
Fabio Fognini (Włochy, 25) - Jewgienij Donskoj (Rosja) 2:6, 6:3, 6:4, 6:1
Adrian Mannarino (Francja, 26) - Jiri Vesely (Czechy) 6:3, 7:6(4), 5:7, 6:3

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[Lleyton]

Djokovic Slides Into The Second Week

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Djokovic to play Chung after South Korean upsets Zverev

Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is finding his form, breaking serve five times to advance to the second week at Melbourne Park for the 11th time with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over No. 21 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Saturday.

“I knew coming into the match that Albert is a great fighter. He grinds, he gets a lot of balls back,” Djokovic said on court after the match. "Obviously for me it’s taking one match at a time. I have some incredible memories in Melbourne Park in the last decade of my career and obviously that comes back every time I land in Melbourne and I play on these courts.”

Djokovic is continuing his pursuit of a record seventh Australian Open title. The former World No. 1 extended his FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead against the Spaniard to 5-0 — Djokovic has won all 13 of their sets.

"Ramos-Vinolas doesn't hand you the win. He makes you earn it," Djokovic said. "It was great for me to actually get into that long exchanges and rallies, to get some rhythm on the court after the Gael Monfils match, which was really up and down, strange conditions of play. As I said, I'm really pleased with where my game is at at the moment. I know that matches from this moment onwards will get tougher and tougher."

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The No. 14 seed next plays Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung, who upset fourth seed Alexander Zverev in five sets earlier in the day.

"I'm looking forward to the next challenge. Hyeon Chung, who has beat Zverev today, a big win for him, someone that is very disciplined, one of the Next Gens. He won in Milan last year," Djokovic said. "He's playing great. He's fit. He doesn't have too many holes in his game. He's very nice guy. You can see he's a hard worker. It pays off. Into the second week, it's going to be a game of small margins. So let's see what happens."

Djokovic defeated Chung in their only past FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting at the 2016 Australian Open, eliminating the South Korean in straight sets. But he is remaining focused, knowing that he hasn’t competed since 2017 Wimbledon due to injury.

"I obviously have to be more humble with my expectations this time,” Djokovic said. "I haven’t played for six months but I’m very pleased with where my game is at at the moment."

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Djokovic: "Chung Has Game To Be Top 10"

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In his first tournament back for six months, Serbian star praises Chung

Six-time former champion Novak Djokovic believes that Hyeon Chung has the potential to break into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings following the South Korean’s 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(3) victory in the Australian Open fourth round.

“He definitely has the game to be a Top 10 player, without a doubt,” said Djokovic. “How far he can go, that depends on him. Obviously, I respect him a lot because he's a hard worker, he's disciplined, he's a nice guy, he's quiet. You can see that he cares about his career and his performances. So I'm sure that he's going to get some really good results in the future.”
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Djokovic always felt he was fighting to get back into the match against No. 58-ranked Chung, who captured the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals title last year.

“Congratulations to Chung and his team – amazing,” said Djokovic. “[An] amazing performance. He was a better player on the court tonight. He deserved to win, no question about it. Whenever he was in trouble, he came up with some unbelievable shots, passing shots. Just from the back of the court, he was like a wall. It was impressive.

“I had a terrible start – [a] double break down, [but] managed to come back. Probably, in the first set tie-break, he just was mentally tough and patient. The second set also he was up. I think the entire match I was trying to come back and chase him. He was always ahead.”

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Djokovic, who was contesting his first tour-level event since July 2017 at Wimbledon due to a right elbow injury, admitted that his elbow was soon bothering him in the clash on Rod Laver Arena. The injury required on-court treatment.

“Unfortunately, it's not great. Kind of [at the] end of the first set it started hurting more. So I had to deal with it until the end of the match… I have to say I'm very grateful I had the chance to play. I didn't know if I was going to play or not. I played four matches here. It was a good tournament, of course. I mean, it's disappointing to go out in the fourth round. The circumstances are such [and] I have to accept it. That's the reality.”

“It's frustrating, of course, when you have that much time and you don't heal properly... I'm just trying my best, obviously, because I love this sport. I enjoy training. I enjoy getting myself better, hoping that I can get better, perform and compete. Today was one of those days where, unfortunately, it was too much to deal with.

“But I don't want to talk about my injury tonight, because then I'm taking away from Chung's victory, the credit that he deserves.”

When asked to compare Chung now, to their last meeting at the 2016 Australian Open, the former World No. 1 said, “Oh, there's a big difference. Obviously, he's physically stronger. I think he got some big matches in the past 15 months on the big stage.

“I think that helps to build a confidence and experience, to know what to do in deciding moments. Today, he was great in those moments. He showed no weaknesses, not many. I mean, he was really consistent [and] played a great match.”

Twelve months ago, Djokovic fell to World No. 117 Denis Istomin in the second round. The 12-time Grand Slam championship winner, who has returned to the Tour in 2018 with a new service motion, last captured a major title in June 2016 at Roland Garros (d. Murray).

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