​Novak Djokovic looks unstoppable on his way to Australian Open title 11, the overwhelming favorite to reach the quarters on Sunday after a near-perfect match against Adrian Mannarino (6-0, 6-0, 6-3).

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Novak Djokovic, quick qualification to the quarters of the Australian Open

Mannarino (the 20th seed) impressed in the opening rounds of the event in Melbourne (knocking out Stan Wawrinka, Jaume Munnar and Ben Shelton) but was unable to damage Djokovic.

Nole lost a set in matches against Dino Prizmich and Oleksiy Popyrin, but now they are playing better and the opponents can hardly claim victory in some games.

That’s what happened in the Serb’s last match at Rod Laver Arena: Mannarino won his first game after 80 minutes of play with a score of 6-0, 6-0, 1-0 over Novak and then only on his scoreboard. changed twice in his right.

Adrian made fun of the trouble, losing the first two sets 6-0. Since the publication of the first ATP rankings (1973), no player in the top 20 has done so in a Grand Slam tournament.

Know:

  • Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament for the 58th time and repeated Roger Federer’s record.
  • Djokovic will face Taylor Fritz (12th favourite) in the quarters after the American defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (7th / 2023 finalist).
  • At the age of 36 (he will be 37 on May 22), Novak holds the record for most titles won in Melbourne: 10 (in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023).
  • Joker has won 32 in a row at AO.

The result of the match Novak Djokovic – Adrian Mannarino:

Australian Open 2024 will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning singles champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.