'Over the years Australia has been a place where I have played my best tennis without a doubt, and I really always look forward to coming here again.' Novak Djokovic's love for Australia has not faded. ❤️🇦🇺 9WWOS
"First of all, I have to say I'm glad to be back in Australia. Thank you all for coming out today," he said.Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his match against Constant Lestienne of France. "For my first match, I can't complain. I played very well," he said.
"Once I made that break at 3-2 in the first set, I felt like I stepped it up probably one or two levels and played really good tennis for the rest of the match."Djokovic first won the Adelaide International in 2007 - five years into his professional career - before going on to claim his first major at Melbourne Park the following year when he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open final."My coach is here from 2007.
"I won my first slam in 2008. I mean, I've had some epic matches - if I have to pick one would probably be the final against Nadal in 2012 that went almost six hours.
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