Novak Djokovic progresses to third round after defeating Alexei Popyrin in tough battle
Novak Djokovic has entered the third round of the ongoing Australian Open 2024. The star player has managed to overcome Alexei Popyrin after a tough battle. The world number 1 had to give his best performance to beat the hometown boy in front of the crowd that supported the youngster. In the end, Djokovic managed to beat Popyrin by a margin of 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
The Australian Open match lasted for a long time and the Serbian dominated the very first round. The 36-year-old looked at his very best in the first round and displayed an amazing backhand. His serves were strong and hard to return. Popyrin was challenged in the first round, and he knew what it would take to give a memorable performance against the world-class athlete.
The Australian came up with a brilliant intent in the second set after losing the first by 3-6. The youngster displayed a good performance in the second half where he was good on return and put the World Number 1 under pressure. With his volleys, Popyrin was able to claim points. The home crowd was impressed by their champ and rooted for him to go the distance.
Novak Djokovic wins the tiebreaker and gains momentum to push himself forward
The crowd lifted Popyrin, and it helped the youngster big time who ended up winning the second set by 6-4. The third set was a thriller. Both the players gave their best in the set. It seemed like a roller coaster journey. Both of them served out each other and made each other’s lives tougher. At one point, it seemed like none were going to give away points easily. The Australian was highly impressive.
It was a good contest between the two. The third set went to a tiebreaker. Djokovic, as expected, emerged victorious in the tiebreaker which gave him the much-required boost in the match. It is pretty much given that Novak would be the dominating player in the 4th and the 5th rounds of a match. It turned out to be the same, as he dominated the youngster in the 4th set and clinched the match.
