2024-01-21 12:35:53
This Sunday, the tennis player Novak Djokovic He continued his relentless march towards his twenty-fifth Grand Slam title and gained momentum following beating the Frenchman on the court. Adrian Mannarinotwentieth seed, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
The Serbian prevailed over his opponent in the Rod Laver Arenawhere he beat him 6-0, 6-0, 6-3, further fueling his status as the undisputed favorite to lift his eleventh title at Melbourne Park.
Djokovic, considered by many the best in the world, reached the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the 58th time, equaling the record of Roger Federer. He has been winning at the Australian Open 32 consecutive gameswithout tasting defeat once more since losing once morest South Korean Chung Hyeon in 2018.
It should be noted that the 10-time champion did not compete in the Oceanic Grand Slam in 2022 as a result of not being vaccinated once morest the coronavirus.
End of the dream: Djokovic beat Tomás Etcheverry in three straight sets
The 36-year-old started his 2024 Australian Open campaign slowly, battling a virus and dropping sets in his first two matches, but his level has skyrocketed since then. In one tour he even included a victory over the Argentine Tomas Etcheverry.
The Serbian maintained that he had played “great from the first point to the last” and said: “The last two days have been really good. I’m going in a positive direction“.
Next Tuesday, January 23, at a time to be defined, Djokovic will face the American Taylor Fritz, twelfth seed, and will compete for a spot in the semifinals. The American reached the quarterfinals following beating the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasseventh seed and finalist the previous year.
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