Novak Djokovic

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the Australian Open semi-finals after defeating Russian Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday.

Djokovic, who won after a little over two hours of play, now has a 3-1 head-to-head record against Rublev.

The nine-time champion won with 6:2, 6:1, 6:2 after only two hours of play and now a clash with Russian Andrei Rublev awaits him.
Novak's performance in the fourth round was praised by many, after all, he clearly stands out as the favorite to win another trophy.
Former world number one Andy Roddick was also delighted with Djokovic's display against the Australian.

Djokovic has been complaining about problems with the back of his left hamstring since the tournament in Adelaide, and on Monday he won the quarterfinals convincingly.
Djokovic moved into a 13th Melbourne Park quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 win in just over two hours at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night, against the Australian Alex de Minaur.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the Australian Open quarter-finals after defeating Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday.

Djokovic, who won after slightly over two hours of play, will next face Russian Andrey Rublev, who defeated Dane Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9).

The match is scheduled for Wednesday.

Novak overpowered Australian Alex de Minaur 6:2, 6:1, 6:2.
The Serb needed only two hours to celebrate at "Rod Laver Arena".
Novak was simply unstoppable in this match, so at no time was there a problem with the left hamstring.
Now he faces his biggest challenge in Melbourne, fifth seed Andrei Rublev who will be recovering from his round of 16 match for a long time.

As reported by B92.net reporter from Melbourne, Milan Tomi, there is a huge crowd in front of "Rod Laver Arena" ahead of Djokovic's match.
The stands from the daytime "session" are emptying, and soon fans with tickets for the "night session" will enter.
In a huge crowd, numerous Serbian flags stand out.

Djokovic convincingly outlasted Grigor Dimitrov 3-0 (7:6, 6:3, 6:4) in sets and showed that he is stronger than both the injury and the opponent, and this is his 24th consecutive victory in this tournament.
"I think the turning point, so to speak for both players, was right from the blocks, the very first game," Djokovic said in on court post-match interview.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5-7) in the Australian Open second round on Thursday.

Djokovic won comfortably despite hamstring injury problems in the second set.

In the third round, Djokovic will face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who defeated Serbia's Laslo Djere.

The Spaniard was unexpectedly eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open.
The American Mackenzie McDonald defeated him in three sets. It was 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win.

After two hours and two minutes, he won, and then he thanked the audience in Melbourne from the bottom of his heart for the ovation and applause that greeted him.