Australian Open 2023: Injury not the obstacle, Djokovic shows dominance in third round
Novak Djokovic: Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is one step closer to winning the 10th Australian Open title.
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal, the owner of 22 Grand Slam titles, is not having a good start to the new year. Due to a hip injury, Nadal was having trouble playing in the second round of the current Australian Open. On the other hand, one of his opponents, Novak Djokovic, is also suffering from a hamstring injury. After that, Joker defeated French tennis player Enzo Koeko, who is ranked 191 in the world ranking, in the second round. Djokovic took a medical time out with a left foot ligament injury during the second round match at Rod Laver Arena. Nadal also took a medical time out for a hip injury in the second round match. Rafa could not win the match back from there. However, the opposite has happened with Novak. Even with a medical time out, he finally reached the third round by winning 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2. Details in this report of Next World Cup.
Novak moves on 💪
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2023
The 9x champion beats Couacaud 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0 and will play Grigor Dimitrov in the third round.@DjokerNole • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/VMOcZklPlC
Djokovic's opponent in the third round of the Aug Open is Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Details coming…
