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Melbourne Masterclass Draws Djokovic Nearer Federer, NadalĪ Look Back At Novak's Nine Aussie Open Titlesĭjokovic Extends Big Titles Lead Over Nadal, FedererĪs a kid, Djokovic dreamt of winning Wimbledon and reaching No. But I think that's the very reason why we are who we are, because we do drive each other, we motivate each other, we push each other to the limit.”ĭominant Djokovic Seals Record-Extending Ninth Melbourne Crown It's a competition between us in all areas. “In a way it's like a race who plays tennis more, I guess, and who wins more. I think as long as they go, I'll go,” Djokovic said. That's something that I've said before, I'll say it again. 1 is now within two major titles of Roger Federer and Nadal’s record 20. The Serbian is the second male player in history to win nine titles at a single Grand Slam championship, joining Rafael Nadal, who has triumphed at Roland Garros 13 times. I've been filming a lot of things that I've been doing here, but also in the previous six months.” “What we have done in the past nine, 10 days, you'll get a chance to see in details probably end of this year when the documentary comes out. Look, everyone is entitled their own opinion,” Djokovic said. “I know there's been a lot of speculations, people questioning whether I'm injured, how I can recover so quickly, it's impossible to do that. That would have been impressive any year, but under the circumstances the 33-year-old's effort was superhuman. 1 is another.ĭjokovic only lost two sets from the fourth round on against a slew of difficult opponents. Pushing through the pain is one thing, but maintaining a level fit for the World No. Before striking 26 aces in the second round, Djokovic’s career-high was 23. The serve heavily relies on a player’s core, yet Djokovic hit 23 aces in a four-set quarter-final victory against Zverev. Moving like that is jaw-dropping under normal circumstances, forget doing so with an abdominal injury. The Serbian contorts his body in unthinkable ways on the court, making his body look like a human slinky toy. Many marvel at Djokovic’s Gumby-like movement. With God's grace, I managed to achieve what I achieved and I'm very thankful.” medical team, my physio, have done tremendous work. “If there was any tournament, it's going to be here and it's going to be any major where I would risk worse injuries or damage in order to try to give myself a chance to go far in the tournament.
“Whether I was aware of the fact that I'm going to possibly make more damage and risk more damage to this injury? Yes, I was aware of that,” Djokovic said. Just nine days ago, after tearing the muscle during a five-set victory against Taylor Fritz, Djokovic wasn't sure he would take the court in the Round of 16. 3s - Milos Raonic and Alexander Zverev - halted Aslan Karatsev’s dream run and then defeated the hottest player on the planet, Daniil Medvedev, who was on a 20-match winning streak, in the final. But Djokovic defeated two former World No. It’s difficult enough to win a major without an injury. I just accepted the fact that I'm going to have to play with the pain.” “The pain was at the level that was bearable for me. That's when I stepped on the court and played for the first time since the third round,” Djokovic said. I didn't know until two hours before the fourth-round match. did not look realistic that I could actually play. The Serbian persevered to claim his 18th Grand Slam title. 1 confirmed for the first time after lifting his ninth trophy at Melbourne Park on Sunday that he tore an abdominal oblique muscle during his third-round victory against Taylor Fritz. Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (POL) def Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Andy Ram (ISR) 46 64 – saved 3 M.P.Not even a muscle tear was able to stop Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) 63 64 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 61 76 (3)ĭOUBLES Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan (USA) def. Davydenko will be playing for quite a bit.**** Novak Djokovic (SRB) 76(5) 61 ****That one, a shocker, makes things fascinating in that pool, doesn’t it? Could the last-minute alternate, Soderling, who has now beaten both Nadal and Djokovic, go all the way? The Swede will have little pressure on him on Friday when he plays Davydenko. Wednesday’s RESULTS: SINGLES Robin Soderling (SWE) def. They also were upset in their first match, and the team of Dlouhy and Paes (the U.S. Article contentĭavydenko nearly beat Djokovic in his first match, and there was a lot more money at stake. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.