MELBOURNE, Australia — Achieving yet another record at the Australian Open put Novak Djokovic in a reflective mood.
That led to him revealing how he thought things might change after he clinched that historic 24th major singles championship at the U.S. Open last September.
Turns out his ambition remains as strong as ever. His tennis game is doing just fine, too.
Djokovic played his best two sets “in a while” in a 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 demolition of Adrian Mannarino on Sunday at Melbourne Park to reach the quarterfinals at a major tournament for the 58th time, equaling Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record.
It’s the 14th time Djokovic has been among the last eight at the Australian Open, where his conversion rate is incredible: In his previous 13 such runs, he has gone on to win 10 titles.