So much for Novak Djokovic, maybe, being vulnerable. After a competitive start, the nine-time king of Melbourne Park broke Australian hearts.
After a competitive start, the nine-time king of Melbourne Park broke Australian hearts with a devastating 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 fourth-round romp over an outmatched Alex de Minaur that should silence any doubters about his title credentials.
“I’m really glad because, obviously, as the tournament progresses, the matches are going to get tougher. I’m really glad I managed to win the way I did tonight.“To feel really great in terms of mobility and movement of my leg [was also] great news. So, all in all, perfect match for me tonight.”The next step in Djokovic’s bold, but achievable, ambition to go down as the greatest tennis player in history is to join Rafael Nadal on 22 grand slam championships, which he could do by Sunday night.
“Having a little bit of experience throughout my career with these kinds of particular circumstances; I know that my body responds pretty well. At the same time, there were situations where it was responding great a certain day, and then the next day not so well. De Minaur made short work of his three far-more-modest opponents last week, but it was his defeats of two of the sport’s biggest stars, Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, since November that buoyed hopes pre-match he could cause a titanic upset against Djokovic.
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