MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic said there was something extra behind his title charge at this year's Australian Open after being deported from the country last year and having to play his matches with an injured hamstring after suffering the problem in Adelaide.Having arrived in Australia unvaccinated 12 mont
MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic said there was something extra behind his title charge at this year's Australian Open after being deported from the country last year and having to play his matches with an injured hamstring after suffering the problem in Adelaide.
"I always try to give my best, particularly in Grand Slams, because at this stage of my career those are the tournaments that count the most, of course," Djokovic told reporters after his 6-1 6-2 6-4 quarter-final win over Russia's Andrey Rublev. Djokovic was equally imperious in his fourth round win over local hope Alex de Minaur but said it was not the most confident he had felt in Melbourne having had incredible success in the past as well.
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