"Djokovic and Serena advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open".
Djokovic and Serena advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open
13.02.2021
Novak Djokovic reached the pre-quarter finals of the Australian Open. But he had to work hard to get here. He had to struggle a lot to overcome the third round hurdle.
Top seed Djokovic defeated 26th seed Taylor Fritz of the United States 6-7, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 and 6-2 in the third round. But this time Djokovic is going to face Mills Raonic of Canada in the 14th qualifying round.
Another good player like Djokovic has reached the pre-quarter finals, he is Serena Williams. However, Serena Williams did not have as many problems as Djokovic.
In the tenth qualifying round, Serena defeated Anastasia Potapova of the qualifying round 6-6 and 6-2. But this time everyone thinks it will be a tough fight in front of him, because this time he will have to play against Arena Sabalenkar of Belarus in the seventh qualifying round.
In the women's singles, Romania's Simona Halep advanced to the second round and Japan's Naomi Osakao advanced to the fourth round.
In addition to Djokovic in the men's singles, Alexander Zerev, Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem also advanced to the quarterfinals.