Australian Open
Top seed Novak Djokovic shines in Melbourne Park opener
Top seed Novak Djokovic looked every inch the Australian Open favourite as he kicked off his bid for a record seventh title at Melbourne Park with an emphatic 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over American qualifier Mitchell Krueger on Tuesday. Soaking up the Rod Laver Arena limelight, the Serb moved superbly in his opener and hit 42 winners to wrap up a one-sided clash in just over two hours. Djokovic bowed out of the fourth round of the 2018 tournament bothered by a painful elbow injury but successfully came back from surgery to win Wimbledon and the US Open. Now free from fitness problems, the 31-year-old Serb is savouring his return to a tournament he has virtually owned for the past decade. “It feels great to be healthy and back on this court again,”t he 14-times Grand Slam champion told Reuters. “Twelve months ago it was quite a different sensation on the court with the elbow injury. Twelve months forward, obviously things are quite different. Hopefully I can follow up on this victory tonight ...
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