Novak Djokovic is among five men to watch at the Australian Open

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Serb is going for a record-extending eighth title after making his Grand Slam breakthrough there in 2008

Novak Djokovic hits a return against Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles match in the final of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Sydney. Picture: WILLIAM WEST / AFP

Now 32 and ranked world No 2, no-one is betting against “Nole” putting together a similar season in 2020.Crowd favourite Federer is rapidly becoming the oldest swinger in town, but even at 38 he still has the tools to add to his all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles. Nadal, 33, has been the gallant loser in two of the last three deciders but it would be just like the indomitable Spaniard to hit back with a long-awaited second Australian Open title on February 2.Greece has never had a player like Tsitsipas and expectations are high for the 21-year-old, who stunned Federer in 2019 en route to the Melbourne semifinals.

 

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