Follow usNovak Djokovic, world number 1, destroyed world number 19, Adrian Mannarino, 3-0 sets for only an hour and 46 minutes as Nole triumphed in the 1st two sets without even losing a game.
10-time #AusOpen champ Novak Djokovic advances to the Quarterfinals in Melbourne for the 14th time!
Thoroughly dominant win over Mannarino. pic.twitter.com/7sw0ditjXG
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 21, 2024
The world number 1 closed the 1st set 6-0 for only 34 minutes, and he needed only 1 more minute to do the same in the 2nd set.
Adrian Mannarino laughing hysterically after being down 6-0, 6-0 to Novak Djokovic.
He puts up two 0’s around his eyes 😂
Sometimes all you can do is laugh. pic.twitter.com/Z0piuINNeJ
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 21, 2024
In the 3rd set, Novak broke Adrian’s serve only once, but that was enough to win it 6-3 games for 37 minutes and close the match in straight sets.
That was the Serbian easiest victory in the Australian Open since the beginning of the tournament, as in his opening 2 matches, he even lost 1 set in each.
Djokovic will face either Fritz or Tsitsipas in the Australian Open quarterfinals.
3 – Novak Djokovic is the first player to concede three games or fewer in a win over an ATP top 20 opponent at a Grand Slam since Djokovic himself conceded three to Marin Cilic – US Open SF 2015. Breeze.#AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @DjokerNole @atptour pic.twitter.com/JUj28Q3vCg
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 21, 2024
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