Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic eases previous Roberto Carballes Baena in straight units to e book second spherical berth

Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 on the Rod Laver Arena and superior to the second spherical.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 17, 2023 19:29 IST

Aus Open 2023: Djokovic eases previous Baena in straight units to e book second spherical berth. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Novak Djokovic, on Tuesday, January 17, defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in straight units in Round 1 of the boys’s singles draw of the Australian Open 2023. Djokovic, additionally the winner of 21 Grand Slam singles titles, gained the match 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 on the Rod Laver Arena.

It meant that Djokovic stays unbeaten at Melbourne Park since 2019. He has now gained 22 matches in a row within the Australian Open and is eyeing Monica Seles’ file of 26 wins in a row set method again in 1996. Andre Agassi holds the file amongst males’s gamers with 25 wins in succession.

As far the match was involved, Djokovic was dominant proper from the phrase go. In the primary set, he pulled off 11 winners and broke his opponent’s serve to come back up trumps. He additionally had a primary serve win share of 83 and gained 4 factors on the web.

Djokovic stored up with the momentum within the second, though Baena gave him momentary scares. The third and closing set of the match turned out to be a very one-sided affair. Djokovic gained all 9 factors from his first serve and three out of 4 from his second.

The distinction within the third set was the 16 winners from Djokovic in comparison with his opponent’s nil. Overall, Djokovic gained 5 out of 9 break factors and didn’t enable Baena to earn even one. The high quality of serves he pulled off was additionally evident from the 9 aces he hit within the match that lasted one hour and 57 minutes.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Jan 17, 2023