adminMELBOURNE. — Novak Djokovic renews his affinity with the Australian Open tennis tournament this week as Roger Federer chases more elusive Grand Slam glory and Rafael Nadal battles wear and tear heading into the new season.
The world number one from Serbia has won four of his seven major titles in Melbourne and relishes the fast hard-court, making him the player to beat in the year’s opening Grand Slam.
Djokovic was upset by eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in last year’s quarter-finals, ending his 25-match winning streak at Melbourne Park, but he went on to land Wimbledon and make the semi-finals at the US Open. It looms as business as usual for him next week, with the Serb nominating long-standing rivals Nadal and Federer as his major threats.
“Rafa didn’t play many matches in the last four or five months. He had similar issues with injuries a few years back, and then he came back in 2013 and played maybe the year of his life,” Djokovic said. — AFP.
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