He might be closing in on the finale of a remarkable tennis career but Novak Djokovic showed at the Australian Open on Thursday that he still possesses the weaponry to blitz through opponents in ruthless fashion.
The 38-year-old coasted into Round 3 at Melbourne Park after destroying Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.
Victory means Djokovic's record against qualifiers and lucky losers at Grand Slams stands at 37-0, the best of any man in the Open era.
“I didn’t know much about him until yesterday actually … it happens more often than not these days for me,” fourth seed Djokovic said after Thursday’s win over the 23-yea
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