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Djokovic says pain-free win a boost for Australian Open title hopes

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MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic said playing without pain for the first time at this year's Australian Open on Monday had given him the belief that his hamstring would hold out in his hunt for a 10th title at Melbourne Park and 22nd major to match Rafa Nadal.The Serbian fourth seed, who sustained the injury en route to the Adelaide International 1 title earlier this month and has been managing the problem, mowed down Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals."A week ago I didn't really think about the title, I just thought about being in a good enough condition to play the next match.

Tonight, the way I played, the way I felt gives me reason to believe I can go all the way," Djokovic told reporters."I mean, I always believe I can go all the way in terms of my tennis.

But the way my leg felt before tonight wasn't giving me too many hopes, so to say, for the entire tournament, to go all the way through."Djokovic looked hampered by the problem in previous matches and described Monday's win over De Minaur as his best match of the year but he conceded later that it had been tiring to get himself ready for matches."We take it day by day.

We do a lot of things actually. It's been exhausting to be involved in a lot of different treatments and machines and stuff that we do," Djokovic told reporters."At the same time it was necessary...

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