On January 17, Beijing time, in the second round of the 2024 Australian Open men’s singles, Djokovic faced Popelin. The latest battle report showed that Djokovic advanced to the Australian Open after a fierce battle in four sets with a score of 3-1. Top 32, one step closer to the 11th Australian Open title.
Djokovic is the 10th Australian Open champion and ranked No. 1 in the world. This time he will also attack for 11th crown! In the first round, Djokovic was not in particularly good condition, but he still successfully defeated the 18-year-old qualifier Prizmich and got off to a good start. Popelin is playing at home and is ranked 43rd in the world. He has reached the third round of the Australian Open three times and still has certain strength. Of course, for Djokovic, it is not a big problem to advance to the next round with normal performance.
In the third game of the first set, Popelin saved consecutive break points, and then hit consecutive ACE balls to hold serve for 2-2. In the 5th game, Djokovic scored four straight points to hold serve 3-2. In the 6th game, Popelin made consecutive double faults and then consecutive ACE balls to maintain serve at 3-3. But then, Djokovic suddenly exerted his strength and took the lead to break serve and win three consecutive games 6-3 to successfully win the first set, leading Popelin 1-0.
In the second set, Popelin took the lead in breaking serve in the fourth game, and then won four straight points to hold serve 4-1. In the 7th game, Popelin held serve for 5-2. In the 9th game, Djokovic broke back 4-5. In the 10th game, although Djokovic saved the last point of the set, Popelin still successfully served to win the set, winning 6-4 with a big score of 1-1.
In the third set, the two entered a battle to hold serve, and the score was 4-4 in the first eight games. In the crucial 9th game, Popelin once again held serve at 5-4. In the 10th game, Djokovic served with no retreat in the set and struggled to hold serve at 5-5 after continuously saving the last points of the set. Then the two men each maintained serve 6-6 and entered the tiebreaker. In the tie-break, Djokovic successfully won 7-4 and took the lead again with a big score of 2-1.
In the 6th game of the fourth set, Djokovic took the lead to break serve 4-2. Subsequently, Djokovic won 6-3 and advanced with a big score of 3-1.Return to Sohu to see more
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2024-01-17 13:01:00
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