[New Tang Dynasty News, ora di Pechino, 09 gennaio 2023]The first element of the new seasongrand slam——Australian OpenIt will be played next week. Returned to Australia after a yearDjokovic(Novak Djokovic) cameadelaideGet up to warm up. As a result, after 3 hours and 9 minutes of fierce fighting, the Serbian champion upset the Americans 6(8)-7/7-6(3)/6-4Keda(Sebastian Korda), won the 92nd career singles championship, and will then throw an impact on the Australian Open ‘Ten Champions’.
Djokovic returns to Australia to prepare for warAustralian Open
a year ago,DjokovicGoing to Australia, trying to defend the Australian Open ended up having a nightmare. He not only failed to make it to the Australian Open, but he was also expelled from the country. According to the regulations, the Serbian ball king can no longer enter Australia within 3 years, fortunately, the Australian government has finally lifted the ban, allowing him to return to the Australian Open. According to a poll conducted by Australian media, 41% of the public still opposes the government allowing Djokovic into the country. This undoubtedly brought a lot of pressure to his trip to Australia.
For Djokovic who is preparing for the Australian Open, the match in Adelaide is a good opportunity to warm up, there is a large Serbian community here, which can give Djokovic a lot of support. Before the semifinals he didn’t meet a strong opponent.
In the semifinals, facing former world No. 1 and Russian star Medvedev, Djokovic still passed the test without a hitch and progressed to the final without dropping a set. This is Djokovic’s 22nd win in nearly 23 singles matches on the season and the 131st ATP men’s singles final of his career. Medvedev said bluntly after the match that he didn’t want to meet him at the Australian Open because “Djokovic is too hard to beat.”
Djokovic’s opponent in the final, Kodak, is a 22-year-old teenager. On his way to promotion, the American eliminated Murray, Agut, Sinner and Yoshihito Nishioka in a row and broke through to his fifth ATP Tour final. This is also the first time the two have played each other other.
Djokovic reverses Korda to win 92nd crown
In the first set, Kodak successfully broke serve in the ninth game and took a 5-4 lead. Subsequently, with Korda serving to win the match to lead 40-0, Djokovic was relentless and scored five straight points to complete the break. Next, the American teenager withstood the pressure, saved an inventory and trailed the match into the tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, Kodak took the lead to make set points 6-4, but Djokovic saved three more set points again to tie the score. At the last moment, Kodak sorted out an inventory point and won the first set 10-8.
In the second set, the two sides continued to serve each other, the score rose alternately, and the battle was 5-5. In the twelfth game, Kodak once forced a break point and a match point, but Djokovic went to the net and successfully cleared it. The match went into tiebreak again, Djokovic played strong, scored 5 points in a row, won easily 7-3 and retired a set.
In the deciding set the two teams once again secured the first 9 games. In the critical 10th game, Djokovic took a serve break opportunity and finally won his 92nd championship 6-4, tying Nadal and tying for fourth place on the men’s championship list. After the match, Djokovic praised Korda: “He strikes the ball cleanly and looks effortless. The way he plays and moves is pleasing to the eye.”
Djokovic points to the ten-time Australian Open champion
After the Adelaide station, Djokovic’s winning streak in Australia stretched to 34 games. If it wasn’t for the ups and downs of last year, Australia has always been his blessed land. Prior to that, he had broken the Australian Open record nine times. With Djokovic’s current state, as long as he remains healthy, becoming the ‘Ten Champions’ of the Australian Open is no longer a luxury.
New world No. 1 Alcaraz accidentally injured his right leg while preparing for the Australian Open, and thus withdrew from this year’s Australian Open, leaving Djokovic with one of his biggest competitors. Djokovic’s old opponent Nadal has reached the nadir of his career since last year’s US Open and has lost 6 of his last 7 matches.
In the just concluded United Cup match, Nadal lost both games and was in a state of laziness. Most people in the industry are not optimistic that the Spaniard will defend the Australian Open, but they are unanimously optimistic that Djokovic could win the Australian Open for the tenth time, thus equaling Nadal’s record.grand slamLeague record – 22. The final result will be announced in two weeks.
(Republished by The Epoch Times/Editor in charge: Ye Ping)
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