Novak Djokovic beat 191st-ranked French qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand return to Enzo Couacaud of France during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Jan. 19, 2023. Novak Djokovic propped up his left shoe on a courtside sign so he could stretch out a hamstring that he acknowledged afterward concerns him. He grimaced while flexing the muscle after one point, hopped on his right leg to keep weight off the left after another.
"I am worried. I mean, I cannot say that I'm not. I have reason to be worried," Djokovic said about the hamstring, noting that he needs to avoid practicing on days before matches. "What I have a problem with is when somebody's crossing the line, numerous times ... and saying things that were not respectful at all," Djokovic explained at his news conference, adding that it had been going on for more than 1 1/2 hours. "I had enough, you know?"
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