Novak Djokovic did not need to play to enter the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The Serbian legend – who is playing the Happy Slam for the 21st time in his extraordinary career – was able to benefit from the withdrawal of young Czech star Jakub Mensik, who had to give up due to injury.

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A fired-up Ben Shelton took top billing from the absent Novak Djokovic and reached his third Australian Open quarter-final with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 win over Casper Ruud on Monday.

The 24-time major champion lost one of his tennis records to the world No. 1 on Sunday.

In the high-stakes world of Grand Slam tennis, the only thing harder than winning a match is not playing one at all. Novak Djokovic, the ten-time champion of the Australian Open, finds himself in a bizarre,

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic narrowly avoided a possible disqualification from the Australian Open after a ball he smacked away in frustration almost hit a ball kid.

Every start has an end, and veteran Tennis star Stan Wawrinka is the one who is experiencing the same. The star player has exited the Australian Open 2026, and Wawrinka’s words tell us all about what is going on

After suffering a lot against Tomas Machac in the third round, Lorenzo literally demolished the American star Taylor Fritz in the round of 16 and got the chance to face a legend like Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.