Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 Carballes Baena - Djokovic wins the second set After setting up three break points at 0-40, he closes the net and puts away the backhand volley. Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 1-0 Carballes Baena - Djokovic breaksĭjokovic senses his chance and goes in for the kill. Three aces in a row from Djokovic? Carballes Baena stops the fourth, but Djokovic takes another game with his 12th point in a row. Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 2-0 Carballes Baena* The run stops at 15, but Djokovic gets the double break with a stunning dop volley at the net. Djokovic is blasting the poor Carballes Baena off the court. Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 3-0 Carballes Baena - Djokovic breaks Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 4-0 Carballes Baenaĭjokovic gets to 40-0, taking his hot streak to 19 of the previous 20 points. He takes it with an outstanding forehand winner off the Carballes Baena serve - dipping into the corner. Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 5-0 Carballes Baenaĭjokovic continues his relentless charge, setting up two break points.
This was a champion’s performance, as Djokovic firmly puts the misery behind him with a statement win. This is why Djokovic is the clear favourite to win his 10th title here. Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match! I’m very happy that I’m back in Australia and back to the place where I had the biggest success in my career, this court is the most special court in my career and I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the tournament.” Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match!Ĭarballes Baena battled well over the first and second sets but Djokovic was totally dominant.ĭjokovic won 24 of 28 points in the third set. Thank you for staying so late everybody (it’s almost 1am local time) and for giving me a reception I could only dream of. Here’s Djokovic: “Unbelievable atmosphere. Novak Djokovic makes winning start to Australian Open title bidĭjokovic receives warm welcome on return to Rod Laver ArenaĪndy Murray wins epic match against Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6)Īfter earlier heat, play on ground courts suspended due to rain in MelbourneĪustralian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match! Australian Open LIVE: Latest scores and updates
He ended the 2020 season in October to address a pelvic injury but is now apparently ready to return to action.The Italian 13th seed created a match point in the 10th game of the deciding set but dumped a simple backhand into the net with the court wide open and Murray held on to force a deciding tie-break.Ī gruelling first point won by the Scot set the tone and Murray, who moved superbly, was able to celebrate a stunning 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7) 7-6 (6) victory after four hours and 49 minutes.įollow live updates and the latest scores from the Australian Open in our live blog below. After returning from hip surgery in 2019, Murray won the European Open in Antwerp in October 2019 but has struggled to remain fit in recent months. It would have been Murray’s first appearance at the Australian Open since 2019, when he lost in the first round to Roberto Bautista Agut and was given an emotional farewell tribute that proved to be premature. So sorry we won’t see you this year We look forward to welcoming you back in 2022. It’s a country and tournament that I love.” I want to thank everyone there for their efforts, I’m devastated not to be playing out in Australia. “We’ve been in constant dialogue with Tennis Australia to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn’t make it work. “Gutted to share that I won’t be flying out to Australia to compete at the Australian Open,” Murray said in a statement. but would have faced an additional 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Melbourne. Murray had already been quarantining in the U.K. The 33-year-old Scot was asymptomatic and still hoped to compete in the event, but was unable to agree upon a “workable quarantine” after extensive talks with Tennis Australia. 123 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, had been granted a wildcard to play in the tournament’s main draw but he tested positive for Covid-19 last week shortly before he was due to fly to Melbourne. Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has confirmed that he won’t be competing in the 2021 Australian Open.
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