MELBOURNE – Tennis fans may already know who will win the Australian Open men’s title on Sunday, after Novak Djokovic made it to the semi-finals by defeating fifth seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets. For those who are into history, they will point out that the...
The 35-year-old added of his match with Rublev: “Some really close games that we had. Andrey is a great opponent, great player. I have tons of respect for him, one of the biggest forehands, quickest players on the tour.”
Victory for the red-hot favourite also propelled him into a 44th Grand Slam semi-final to close the gap on Federer’s all-time record of 46. “There was nothing that impressed me because Djokovic is one of the best. I knew he’s going to be really tough, that’s it. The Serb will be wary of his less-heralded opponent, who withstood some ferocious serving from Shelton’s 24 aces.
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