NOVAK DJOKOVIC SCRAPPED his way into the Australian Open third round Thursday to ramp up his bid for a 22nd Grand Slam crown, but Ons Jabeur was prime among the numerous seeds to crash out.
With top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz also absent through injury, it presents a huge opportunity for Djokovic, who even before that was hot favourite to win a 10th Melbourne crown. But Djokovic recovered his poise and fitness to beat the Frenchman 6-1, 6-7 , 6-2, 6-0, and faces 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in round three.
The 39th-ranked Brooksby, who is on his Australian Open debut, will face compatriot Tommy Paul in round three.“I gave it my all, but in the fourth set especially it wasn’t enough,” he said. Zverev, the 12th seed, suffered another setback on his return from serious injury as he lost to 107th-ranked Michael Mmoh.But after the clock ticked past midnight, Tunisian number two seed Jabeur was beaten 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 in 1hr 41min by Czech world number 86 Marketa Vondrousova.Alamy Stock Photo Ons Jabeur. Alamy Stock Photo
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