The former number 1, maximum champion in Aus Open With 9 titles, a mark that he tries to increase this year after his absence in 2022 due to the Covid-19 vaccine scandal, he has not lost at Melbourne Park since the round of 16 of the 2018 edition against Korean Hyeon Chung.
Without accusing discomfort in his left leg, after playing with a bandage in the previous match against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Djokovic realized the last Australian tennis player in the first grand slams of the year after maintaining the integrity of his serve throughout the match.
The Serbian was three games away from adding the tenth crown in Australia and equaling the record of major tournaments (22) that is currently exclusive to the Spanish Rafael Nadalfired this year in the second round and without a chance to defend last season’s title.
the russian Andrei Rublevseeded fifth, will be his next opponent in the quarterfinals, a right that was accredited with his victory over the Dane Holger Rune by 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 and 7-6 (11-9) in a match of 3 hours, 37 minutes.
The Muscovite thus equaled his best performance in Melbourne and will look for his first semifinal in a big tournament.
Djokovic and Rublev They will play the fourth game of a record that the Serbian leads 2-1 due to his successes in the ATP Finals 2021 and 2022. The Russian curiously beat him as a visitor in Belgrade last season.
The other quarterfinal crossing defined this Monday was the one that the Americans will hold Ben Shelton (89th) and Tommy Paul (35th)two players with no history in grand slamswho are going through the best moment of their career.
Shelton, 20, a rookie at the Aus Openleft his compatriot JJ Wolf on the road with a grueling 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) and 6-2 victory in 3 hours and 47 minutes.
Paul25 years old and winner of a title ATP (Stockholm 2021)eliminated the Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and 7-5.
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