The Balkans surpassed the Australian Roy Emerson to reach second position on the list of tennis players who have won the most sets 6-0 in the ‘big’ competition.
“The first sets were some of the best I have played in a long time. I really wanted to lose that match in the third set because I felt a lot of tension in the stadium and it allowed me to concentrate again,” said the current set . champion in the interview, awarded on the track to the American Jim Courier.
Djokovic has 48 and approached the American Andreas Agassi who leads this classification with 50 ‘roscos’.
The Serbian equaled the Spaniard with fourteen appearances Rafael Nadal and Australian John Newcomben the second position among tennis players with the most appearances in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, on a list led by Swiss Roger Federer with 15.
He also tied with Swiss Roger Federer, who occupies the top position with 58 appearances in the quarterfinals of slam tournaments.
His next opponent in the quarter-finals will be announced after the clash between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) with the American Taylor Fritz (12).
“I hope they reach the fifth and that the match lasts six hours, with some interruptions due to rain and power outages. No, I’m joking. It will be a very tough match against one of the two,” said Djokovic. after playing a match for the first time at Melbourne Park in the day shift, after that second round in the 2021 edition against the American Frances Tiafoe.
Source: El heraldo
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