Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 5-4 Carballes BaenaĬarballes Baena asks the question with the hold. That might break the Carballes Baena fight. Djokovic wins his second game in a row to love, and with it takes the second set. Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 Carballes Baena - Djokovic wins the second set After setting up three break points at 0-40, he closes the net and puts away the backhand volley.

Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 1-0 Carballes Baena - Djokovic breaksĭjokovic senses his chance and goes in for the kill. Three aces in a row from Djokovic? Carballes Baena stops the fourth, but Djokovic takes another game with his 12th point in a row. Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 2-0 Carballes Baena* The run stops at 15, but Djokovic gets the double break with a stunning dop volley at the net. Djokovic is blasting the poor Carballes Baena off the court. Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 3-0 Carballes Baena - Djokovic breaks Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 4-0 Carballes Baenaĭjokovic gets to 40-0, taking his hot streak to 19 of the previous 20 points. He takes it with an outstanding forehand winner off the Carballes Baena serve - dipping into the corner. Australian Open 2023: *Djokovic 6-3 6-4 5-0 Carballes Baenaĭjokovic continues his relentless charge, setting up two break points. This was a champion’s performance, as Djokovic firmly puts the misery behind him with a statement win.

This is why Djokovic is the clear favourite to win his 10th title here. Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match! I’m very happy that I’m back in Australia and back to the place where I had the biggest success in my career, this court is the most special court in my career and I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the tournament.” Australian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match!Ĭarballes Baena battled well over the first and second sets but Djokovic was totally dominant.ĭjokovic won 24 of 28 points in the third set. Thank you for staying so late everybody (it’s almost 1am local time) and for giving me a reception I could only dream of. Here’s Djokovic: “Unbelievable atmosphere.

Novak Djokovic makes winning start to Australian Open title bidĭjokovic receives warm welcome on return to Rod Laver ArenaĪndy Murray wins epic match against Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6)Īfter earlier heat, play on ground courts suspended due to rain in MelbourneĪustralian Open 2023: Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-0 Carballes Baena - Game, set and match! Australian Open LIVE: Latest scores and updates The Italian 13th seed created a match point in the 10th game of the deciding set but dumped a simple backhand into the net with the court wide open and Murray held on to force a deciding tie-break.Ī gruelling first point won by the Scot set the tone and Murray, who moved superbly, was able to celebrate a stunning 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7) 7-6 (6) victory after four hours and 49 minutes.įollow live updates and the latest scores from the Australian Open in our live blog below. Today he was just way better than me.Earlier, Andy Murray rolled back the years with an epic five-set win over Matteo Berrettini.īidding to beat a top-20 player at a grand slam for the first time since his hip problems began in 2017, Murray won the opening two sets before Berrettini fought back to level in a dramatic fourth-set tie-break. 'So I learned that you have to be ready any time, and I'm learning this every day since I started playing tennis. 'It took me a while to adapt, but at the same time Rafael was playing really good. I couldn't really find the rhythm and the conditions were a little bit different,' he said. 'It was the first time I played with the roof. 'So it's time for me to play these kinds of matches as much as possible to learn from these matches and next time I want to be ready for them.' Berrettini said that for the first two sets he struggled against Nadal. When you're stepping up the level, they are there with you.

'Rafa had to play his best tennis to be with me, and this is what the great champions normally do. I think for the third and fourth sets my tennis level was really high. But I guess in a way it's good that I still have room for improvement.

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