Back on top after recovering from his long slump in the second half of 2018, the Serbian is the man to beat again. Djokovic pulled level with Pete Sampras on 14 grand-slam titles with a dominant run at the US Open last September and he will be difficult to stop at his favourite tournament. But while the world No 1 has won six Australian Open titles, he is not quite the impregnable force of old. He can be caught out on an off day.
Written by Jacob Steinberg
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/13/australian-open-2019-five-to-watch-in-the-mens-draw under the title “Australian Open 2019: Five to watch in the men’s draw | Jacob Steinberg”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
