One of the four major tennis tournaments, the Australian Open, held the first round of men's singles, and Novak Djokovic, who was forced to miss the new coronavirus vaccine last year, beat a Spanish player in a straight line and played in the second round. proceeded to
Djokovic, a former world number one in Serbia, was scheduled to participate in the Australian Open last year without being vaccinated against the new coronavirus, but was refused entry to Australia and was forced to withdraw.
This year, he was allowed to enter the country and participated in the tournament for the first time in two tournaments. Currently, Djokovic, who is ranked 5th in the world, will meet Robert Carvayesbaena of Spain, ranked 75th in the world, in the men's singles first round on the 17th, the second day of the tournament. We played against each other.
Djokovic appeared with his left leg taped after suffering a thigh injury during a tour event that was a prelude to the Australian Open, which he won earlier this month.
Djokovic made many mistakes in the early stages, but after that he made a series of high-precision shots, winning the first set 6-3 and the second set 6-4 to dominate the match.
Furthermore, in the 3rd set, he made a powerful serve and seized the initiative, and did not allow the opponent even a single game with a variety of attacks. proceeded to
The 35-year-old Djokovic has won the Australian Open men's singles nine times, the most in history, and has won the tournament three times in a row since 2019.
If Djokovic wins this tournament, it will be his 22nd victory in the four majors, and he will be on par with Spain's Rafael Nadal, who has the most men's wins.