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First Time Since 1968: Novak Djokovic Overtakes Roger Federer To Script Never-Before-Seen Record

Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he was "blessed" and "very thrilled" after surpassing Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam singles matches played on his way into the Australian Open third round. The 37-year-old faced stiff resistance from fearless Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria before winning 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to set up a clash with Czech 26th seed Tomas Machac. It was Djokovic's 430th Slam contest to claim sole ownership of most singles matches played, men or women, in the Open era ahead of Federer (429) and Serena Williams (423).

Laura Siegemund upsets Qinwen Zheng in Australian Open 2nd round - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — Distracted by a time penalty and unable to counteract No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund's aggressive approach, Qinwen Zheng's loss in the second round Wednesday fell a long way short of last year's run to the Australian Open final.

Shaky Aryna Sabalenka Overcomes Serve Struggles To Stay Alive In Melbourne

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled through serving woes Wednesday to make the Australian Open third round, but it was a less-than-convincing display by the world number one. The Belarusian dropped serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Rod Laver Arena 6-3, 7-5, rattling off the last five games in a row. It was her 16th consecutive victory on Melbourne's centre court after back-to-back titles and a first round win over 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens.

Tiger, Team Jupiter Links fall to Morikawa, Team L.A. in TGL - ESPN

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods was the sixth and final player to emerge from the tunnel and onto the field of play for his TGL debut Tuesday night.

Rain Break Helps Naomi Osaka Overcome Nerves To Reach Auckland Quarters

Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka used a rain break to her advantage to power to a straight-sets win in the second round of the Auckland Classic on Wednesday. The Japanese star shook off some early mistakes to beat unseeded Austrian Julia Grabher 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in Friday's quarter-finals at the Australian Open warm-up tournament. The first set went with serve to 5-5 before rain forced the players off court for just over an hour, allowing Osaka a chance to address a "nervous" start. She consulted coach Patrick Mouratoglou, the former mentor of Serena Williams. "I got some great advice from a great coach," Osaka, a former world number one, said.

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First Time Since 1968: Novak Djokovic Overtakes Roger Federer To Script Never-Before-Seen Record

Laura Siegemund upsets Qinwen Zheng in Australian Open 2nd round - ESPN

Shaky Aryna Sabalenka Overcomes Serve Struggles To Stay Alive In Melbourne

Tiger, Team Jupiter Links fall to Morikawa, Team L.A. in TGL - ESPN

Rain Break Helps Naomi Osaka Overcome Nerves To Reach Auckland Quarters

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