Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a report tenth Australian Open title in what regarded like a stroll within the park when he demolished Andrey Rublev to achieve the final 4 on Wednesday.
The Serb, nonetheless sporting a thigh brace however trying supreme, cruised to a 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory with a efficiency that will have been uncomfortable for American Tommy Paul to observe.
After the match, Djokovic was requested to share his expertise when he reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam occasion for the primary time.
Responding to a query within the post-match dialog, he mentioned, “I was lucky to win the semi-final, but I lost to Roger in the final.”
“Let’s give him a big round of applause for Roger. He deserves it. I’ve had some great battles with Roger over the years, definitely tennis will miss him.”
Djokovic on Federer:
“Tennis misses him” 🇷🇸🇨🇠pic.twitter.com/gCA99yi0yk
– Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) January 25, 2023
“I noticed him dressing up very properly for the style week the opposite day. I’ve seen him snowboarding, I need to problem him to a snowboarding race in a couple of years. But he’s having fun with life and it’s good to see.
Djokovic additionally wished his mom, who was within the stands, and mentioned, ‘I need to say one thing, right this moment is the birthday of my physiotherapist who shouldn’t be right here. He left for the locker room however I need to say completely happy birthday to him and completely happy birthday to my mother, which was yesterday.
Special Moments at Rod Laver Arena 💙@DjokerNole , #AusOpen , #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/vTMzxjMAWK
– #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023
so my mother is right here love you mother!
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
