Novak Djokovic Confronts Heckler As He Battles Through At Australian Open

17.01.2024 - 21:11 sports.ndtv.com

Novak Djokovic said an angry altercation with a fan may have helped get him over the line during a testing second-round encounter at the Australian Open against home favourite Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday.

The world number one showed his trademark mental strength to face down his inspired opponent, prevailing 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in more than three hours.

It followed a gruelling first-round match on Sunday, when he was kept on court for more than four hours by teenager Dino Prizmic, admitting afterwards he was "a bit under the weather".

The Serbian got drawn into a testy exchange with a spectator on Rod Laver Arena early in the fourth set on Wednesday. "There were a lot of things that were being told to me on the court...

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