adminMELBOURNE. — Novak Djokovic underlined his supremacy in men’s tennis yesterday as he marched unstoppably into the Australian Open fourth round — along with Serena Williams, who raced through in just 44 minutes. As Roger Federer reached a landmark 300th Grand Slam win, Djokovic still looked like the man to beat as he weathered a strong challenge from Andreas Seppi to reach the first weekend without dropping a set.
The top seed and defending champion saved two third-set points against Seppi before reeling off the next four points to clinch it 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6), his 33rd straight victory over Italian opposition. It was a moment that once again demonstrated the mental strength of the Serbian 10-time Grand Slam winner — against an awkward opponent who beat Federer at the same stage last year.
Federer earlier went through 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 against Grigor “Baby Fed” Dimitrov, a man whose game is so similar to his own that he admitted it was like playing a mirror. — AFP
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