Novak Djokovic showed great determination on next Thursday back From a seemingly insurmountable 5-2 deficit in the first set to finally win over Quentin Hales in A thrilling 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5) victory, thus propelling himself into Adelaide International 1 quarterfinals.
Halys, ranked 64th in the worldhas never cracked the top 10 opponent But he gave Djokovic a big scare Before former world No. 1 prevailed in Two tiebreakers.
djokovic, who She has it now won 31 consecutive singles matches in Australia, get ready for From January 16-29 at the Australian Open, where he is seeking to win record- Extension of the tenth crown.
The Serb was unable to defend his title last year after he was deported on eve of the tournament for They are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
“She was great performance from my point of view opponent Today. me want to congratulate him for great quality and a great fight. Tough luck but played like top 10 player Today, without a doubt,” Djokovic is now ranked fifth in the worldHe said.
“as much as game go, feel good on court. I did not have such great start-I lost my service early. It was serving really well, fast and big Serves, hits his points in the box Excellent.
“Just hard play in This type of This is really the court fast. This type of Prefer the server. If you’re doing well, it’s hard to break the serve of a big server like Him, so perhaps the most realistic two-way separator score. “
35-year old Serbian will next play Denis Shapovalov who He hit in the seven of their meetings.
Denise one of more complete players out There, he has a very dynamic style of Tennis, a big serve, come to net And (he) is relieved playing From back of Court Djokovic added.
“It is very great Athlete, moves Fantastically. We didn’t play for Some time so I’m looking forward till then. All match get now tougherI’ll be ready for that.”
