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Djokovic advances to the quarterfinals as if warming up ‘First major win of 25’

Women's No. 1 Sibion ​​Tech wins Australian Open round of 16 3-0 , eliminated in round of 32

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) is giving a victory ceremony to the audience after defeating Adrien Manarino (France) 3-0 in the men's singles round of 16 of the Australian Open on the 21st. Djokovic had a 32-game winning streak at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic (36, Serbia), the world number one in men's tennis, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and continued his cruise toward his first 25 wins in a major tournament in tennis history.

Djokovic defeated Adrien Manarino (35, France, 20th) 3-0 (6-0, 6-0, 6-3) in the round of 16 of the Australian Open men's singles on the 21st. Djokovic, who won 12 games in a row in the first and second sets, was expected to win the first 'triple bagel' in Australian Open history, but failed to achieve the record by losing the second game 30-40 in the third set and losing a total of three games. 'Triple Bagel' means winning a game without giving up a single game. The last triple bagel in a major tournament was recorded by Sergi Bruguera (53, Spain) against Thierry Champion in the second round of the French Open in 1993.

When Djokovic lost the second game of the third set, the crowd applauded and cheered Manarino. Manarino responded with laughter. After winning, Djokovic joked, saying, “The tension in the stadium was so high that I really wanted to lose that game (the second game of the third set).” Djokovic said, “The first and second sets were the best of my recent matches,” and “(After the triple bagel was lost), I quickly forgot about it and tried to focus again. “He played well from start to finish.”

Djokovic, who has three wins left to win his 11th Australian Open and 25th major championship, competes with Taylor Fritz (27, USA, 12th) to advance to the 'Final 4'. Djokovic has faced Fritz eight times and won them all.

Iga Sibiontek (23, Poland, photo), world number one in women's singles, lost 1-2 (6-3, 3-6, 4-6) to Linda Noskova (Czech Republic, 50th) on the 20th and advanced to the round of 32. was eliminated from Noskova, who is 19 years and 2 months old, is making her first appearance at the Australian Open. She marked the first time in 23 years that a teenage player had defeated the world No. 1 in a major tournament. 토토사이트