A record-extending 10th win at the Australian Open is in Novak Djokovic’s sights after a dominant, although at times turbulent, semi-final win over Tommy Paul on Friday night. The Serbian survived a first-set scare in which he made a whopping 24 unforced errors, before going on to take a straight-sets …
Read More »Beaten star bristles at Djokovic question
By Simon Brunsdon and Emily Patterson Beaten star Victoria Azarenka bristled in her post-match press conference when pressed on tennis’ relationship with Russia’s war on Ukraine. The ugly issue reared its head again when Novak Djokovic‘s father was filmed posing with pro-Putin activists outside Melbourne Park on Wednesday night. After …
Read More »The moment ‘illogical’ Djokovic myth was busted
Jim Courier has defended the legitimacy of Novak Djokovic‘s hamstring injury, despite growing calls the 35-year-old is playing up its severity. The Serbian appeared a little troubled by his left hamstring early in his quarter-final match with Andrey Rublev, but any discomfort did not translate to the scoreboard as he …
Read More »Demon fumes over Djokovic injury reports
Australian tennis great Wally Masur is tipping young American Ben Shelton as a future star of the game after watching him go through to his first grand slam quarter-final in Melbourne. The 20-year-old had never left the United States before the Australian Open and was ranked outside the world’s top …
Read More »Djokovic destroys de Minaur in ‘horror movie’
Novak Djokovic hit his rivals with a daunting warning on Monday night, tossing Alex de Minaur from the Australian Open in emphatic fashion. De Minaur isn’t a player his opponents take lightly; the Australian is ranked 24th in the world, is a former US Open quarter-finalist and defeated Rafael Nadal …
Read More »‘Disgrace’ threatening to stop Djokovic redemption
Tennis legend Tommy Haas has implored the United States to lift its vaccination mandates, saying it would be a “disgrace” if Novak Djokovic is forced to miss more tournaments in the country. Djokovic, who remains unvaccinated, sat out of last year’s US Open as well as the Indian Wells Masters, …
Read More »Kyrgios’ kind tribute to ’emotional’ Djokovic
Nick Kyrgios has lauded Novak Djokovic on the Serbian’s return to Melbourne Park, urging tennis fans to appreciate greats such as he and Rafael Nadal while they are still around. Kyrgios and Djokovic concluded their preparations for the Australian Open with a fast four-themed two-set hitout in front of a …
Read More »Barely believable Djokovic match point stat
By WWOS/AP08 Jan 2023 23:27 An outrageous statistic has highlighted Novak Djokovic’s nerves of steel after he won the Adelaide International title on Sunday night. The Serbian superstar fought off match and championship point at 5-6 down in the second set of his 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over …
Read More »‘Angry’ Djokovic kicks out brother, wins title
Novak Djokovic prevailed over Sebastian Korda in a pulsating men’s singles Adelaide International final on Sunday night, but not before unleashing and booting two of his support members out of the venue. Djokovic saved a championship point in the second set and fought back to beat Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 …
Read More »Mocking rival accuses Djokovic of faking injury
Novak Djokovic paused to have an injury treated during an Adelaide International victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday night, but a series of events that followed cast doubt other whether the Serbian superstar was hurt or acting. As Djokovic pieced together a 6-3, 6-4 win to set up an Adelaide …
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