Former Serbian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic – the main contender for victory at the Australian Open, says former Russian tennis player Andrey Olkhovsky.
— Yes, Djokovic is the big favorite for me. Absolutely. And it showed the Adelaide tournament. The final, which he won with a match point from an opponent. A very good match and Korda played well and Djokovic played well. During the match I was surprised, where does Djokovic get his motivation from?! It’s hard to understand: showing such a level of play all the time and always wanting to win! In my opinion, he is the main contender for the title.
In general, it’s hard to imagine what kind of motivation he might have. He’s already awesome. He is already playing very well. And every tournament to go out and try to win is brilliant, Olkhovsky told Gazeta.ru.
Djokovic won a tournament in Adelaide, Australia last week, beating Russian Daniil Medvedev 6:4, 6:3 in the semi-finals.
— Medvedev played well. He played very well against Khachanov, I really liked the game. In complete confidence. But against Djokovic, you see, it was not enough. Some double faults. Here, as usual, two or three goals in a match are scored. It wouldn’t be, for example, those doubles, maybe the fight would be a little different. Djokovic played very well, Djokovic is very well prepared. But Medvedev has a semi-final, and we’ll see how he does at the Australian Open,” Olkhovsky said.
The Australian Open will be held from January 16-29, Djokovic has won the tournament nine times in singles.
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