Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic crushes Rublev in style to reach Australian Open ... (The Guardian)

Andrey Rublev is the sixth best tennis player in the world. He is hard-working and sincere, and with those qualities he has built a great career for himself ...

For all of his positive qualities, compared with the best players in the world the Russian is one dimensional. He served extremely well, he dominated the baseline with his forehand and slipped to the net to play a few handsome volleys. At 25, he is moving into his physical peak, and should feature at the top of the sport for years to come. The most interesting aspect of those early stages was how Djokovic pursued a line of attack that most players try to avoid against Rublev: he constantly sought out Rublev’s forehand during their exchanges and methodically broke down the Russian’s famous strength. This is Djokovic’s 10th foray to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. He is hard-working and sincere, and with those qualities has built a great career at the top of his profession.

Novak Djokovic: Red-Hot Form 'Sends A Message' To Australian ... (ATP Tour)

Novak Djokovic is not getting carried away after cruising past World No. 6 Andrey Rublev on Wednesday at the Australian Open.

[Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) title is [Tommy Paul](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview), now up to a career-high No. Now you have a list of maybe four or five young players that are knocking on the door of the top level. [It is] tough to compare because I've been fortunate to really live through a lot of success at the [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview). There are set to be 10 Americans in the Top 50 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on Monday, and the 92-time tour-level titlist Djokovic welcomed the emergence of a strong group of players from a nation that will host 11 tour-level events in 2023. We want to see young, successful players that are coming from a big country like [the United States], of course.” “Look, [the United States] is an extremely important country for our sport,” said the 92-time tour-level titlist. 6 [Andrey Rublev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview) on Wednesday night in Melbourne. “[It is a] first [Grand Slam] semi-final for him, so of course he doesn't have much to lose. “I've been in this situation in so many times in my life, in my career, [and] never lost a semi-final at the It will be a maiden tour-level meeting between the two, but Djokovic does not expect any surprises when he lines up against the American on Friday on [Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview) Arena. “So far, I have a perfect score on Australian hard courts [this year], in Adelaide and here. That is definitely something that I want in this moment.

'Tennis misses him': Djokovic's classy Federer tribute and post ... (Fox Sports)

'Tennis misses him': Djokovic's classy Federer tribute and post-retirement 'challenge'

So, big regards to him and his family.” “Tennis misses him for sure. “Yeah, I‘ve seen him skiing. “He’s with me all the time and he deserves huge credit so I want to thank him and I want to say I’m very grateful to have him on the team.” Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match.

Novak Djokovic says he has 'extra' motivation as Australian Open ... (ABC News)

After clinically dispensing with fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic says he has "extra" motivation to win yet another title at ...

Just to stay in the game, don't try to mentally give up." I've been in this situation in so many times in my life, in my career." Rublev had few opportunities to put Djokovic under pressure, having failed to convert any of the five break points he had on his opponent's serve. "To beat them (Rublev and de Minaur) dominantly in three sets is definitely something that I want in this moment, something that sends a message to all my opponents remaining in the draw," Djokovic said. The Serb's dominant performance backed up his thrashing of Australia's Alex de Minaur in the fourth round, indicating he is close to peak form at the business-end of the tournament. Novak Djokovic admits his quest to win this year's Australian Open is being driven by the hurt he felt when he was deported 12 months ago, as well as his ongoing injury concern.

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic leads tribute to Roger Federer as ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The mere mention of his great rival sparked arguably the night's biggest cheer, before Djokovic revealed an offer to Federer.

[Djokovic defeated Andrey Rublev to win through to a semi-final](https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/fifth-seed-implodes-as-ruthless-djokovic-reaches-fourth-straight-aus-open-semi-c-9559890) against American Tommy Paul, whose run sparked a question from Jim Courier about the Serbian great’s memories of his first match in the final four of a grand slam. “She’s right up there (in the stands). “He’s enjoying life, for sure, it’s nice to see that. She got here this morning. “It’s my girlfriend’s birthday tomorrow,” he said, pointing to Instagram influencer Paige Lorenze in the stands. She went straight from work to get to the airport to watch me today.” “I was fortunate to win that semi-final, but you know in the final I lost to Roger, and, um, yeah,” he stopped. “I’m just really excited right now because my mum, right after I won in the round of 16, she hopped on a plane yesterday,” Paul said in his on-court interview. “Big regards to him and his family.” “Do you remember who (you played) - I don’t have the answer, I’m just asking, do you remember what it was like for you to experience that?” Courier asked. But as he recalled winning through to the championship match in New York his next memories were halted by an eruption of cheers from the crowd. [Roger Federer](https://7news.com.au/sport/roger-federer) has sparked arguably the biggest cheer on a night where [Novak Djokovic](https://7news.com.au/sport/novak-djokovic) stamped his authority on the [Australian Open](https://7news.com.au/sport/australian-open).

Dominant Djokovic sends scary message to rivals (Wide World of Sports)

The nine-time champion has never lost the decider at Melbourne Park after making the semi-finals - which he did Wednesday night by disposing of Andrey Rublev in ...

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