Novak Djokovic (5th, Serbia) advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, where he participated in two years. Djokovic, who won three consecutive tournaments from 2019 to 2021, continued his 25-game winning streak.

Djokovic won 3-0 (6-2 6-1 6-2) against Alice Diminore (24th, Australia) in the fourth round of the men’s singles tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 23rd (local time).

It was an overwhelming performance. Djokovic played a one-sided game to the extent that he did not give Diminor a single break point. It shook the opponent with elaborate shots that pierced the left and right corners, and Diminore was unable to block the offensive and suffered defeat in 2 hours and 6 minutes.

Djokovic, who was unable to participate in the 2022 tournament due to not being vaccinated against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), continued cruising toward 10 consecutive Australian Open victories. Djokovic, who won the Australian Open 25th in a row, will meet Andrei Rublev (6th place, Russia) in the quarterfinals. In terms of opponents, Djokovic has the advantage with 2 wins and 1 loss.

With the addition of Djokovic, the Australian Open has eight players competing for the championship trophy. In this tournament, where there are many surprises, only Djokovic, Stephanos Tsitsipas (4th place, Greece), and Rublev survived among the top 10 players in the world. Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2nd place), who received the top seed, was completely defeated by Mackenzie McDonald (63rd place, USA) 0-3 (4-6 4-6 5-7) in the second round of the singles finals, and the 2nd seed Cass Per Ruud (Norway, 3rd) also lost to Jansen Brooksby (USA, 48th) 1-3 (3-6 5-7 7-6 <7-4> 2-6).

메이저놀이터 Foreign media are predicting that Djokovic and Tsitsipas will clash in the final. If the two players win this tournament, they can climb to the top of the world rankings. Djokovic is trying to win his 22nd major tournament as well as his 10th consecutive Australian Open victory, and if he wins, he will rise to the top of the division with Nadal.