Djokovic comfortably cruises past Rublev to Australian Open semifinals
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Novak Djokovic seems to be cruising towards his 10th Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam title in Melbourne after beating Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Australian Open.
Since the tournament started, the Serbian's left hamstring has been the main talking point of the event. However, it seems that it's not bothering Djokovic anymore, as he's been destroying one opponent after another at the 2023 Australian Open.
Previously, he thrashed Alex de Minaur, allowing him to win only five games, and he showed a similar performance against Rublev, as he marked his performance against the Russian as 'the second best' during the on-court interview.
Djokovic started very well when he broke his opponent's serve early in the match and soon added another one to comfortably win the first set 6-1. The 21-time Grand Slam champion was perfect in difficult situations, as four out of seven games played reached a deuce.
The second set was very similar, and if fans at the Rod Laver Arena wanted to see a proper show in the last quarter-final match of the men's draw, they may have started sensing that they wouldn't get it.
Rublev had three chances to break his opponent again, but he couldn't use any of those. On the other hand, Djokovic used two out of three break points he had to win the second set 6-2.
Djokovic started the third set with a break again, and despite Rublev's best efforts, he couldn't break the Serbian back. The nine-time Australian Open champion eventually won the match 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with Tommy Paul.
Naturally, Djokovic was happy about his performance, and he didn't hide it during his on-court interview.
"I can not be happier with my tennis. I love to be playing here, definitely a special court for me."
