Serbian world no.4 was convincing 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 in Rod Laver Area as he recorded his twenty fifth consecutive match win on the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic cruised into the Melbourne quarter-finals on Monday with a flawless efficiency towards no.22 seed, Australian Alex de Minaur.
Novak performed impressively all through the entire match. The Serbian star dominated from the phrase go, breaking twice in every set and having denied the native hope a single break level alternative throughout the two hour, six-minute encounter.
“I actually wished to win in straight units,” Djokovic stated. “You don’t know what will occur on the courtroom. I believed the primary 4, 5 video games have been shut. After breaking serve within the first set, I began feeling extra free and extra free to hit by the ball and be extra aggressive. He was a bit extra nervous in the direction of the tip of the second set and the start of the third set. That was my alternative to capitalise on these probabilities. Tennis is a really fast and dynamic sport. Issues can change in a matter of moments, matter of factors. However I saved my focus all through and performed the very best match of the yr to date.”
Match statistics: aces (4-3), double faults (3-2), winners (26-9), unforced errors (27-28), complete factors gained (91-59)
Novak will subsequent play fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev for a spot within the semifinals.
The Russian eradicated no.9 seed Holger Rune in 5 units 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9) earlier on Monday, having saved two match factors en-route to the victory.
Djokovic, the 21-time Grand Slam champion, is chasing an unprecedented tenth title at Melbourne Park.
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