Novak Djokovic (Serbia), number one in the men’s tennis singles world rankings, played Milos Laonichi (Canada) in the 4th round of the men’s singles (Round of 16) of the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament held at the Park Road Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on the 14th at 7:29 p.m. Korean time. , World ranking 14) 3-1 in 2 hours and 56 minutes[7-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4]We won with and went on to the quarterfinals to meet Alexander Zverev (Germany, 7th in the world ranking).
Djokovic achieved 300 wins (45 losses) in Grand Slam’s personal career with this victory record. It is the second time ever to win 300 wins after Roger Federer (Switzerland, 362 wins 59 losses), who is still called the tennis emperor, so Djokovic is challenging for a special grand slam title than ever before.
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It was also heard that he could give up and abstain from the remaining tournament schedule due to a muscle rupture in his side, but Novak Djokovic easily faced the big server with his long legs. Milos Raonić, which is 16 more than Djokovic in the number of serve aces, boasted a high serve RBI, but Novak Djokovic did not lose the resoluteness of being number one in the world ranking.
In the first set, until the twelfth game, both players had to cover the owner with a tie break as they both missed their serve game. The person who showed better concentration here was also Novak Djokovic. Djokovic, who reads that Raonichi’s smashing was shaken by the wind falling a little long at the first point opportunity, led Raonichi’s mistake with a calm stroke fight. They beat the baseline with a 3-0 tie break. Raonichi’s forehand stroke did not cross the net even at the last point of the first set and the moment he ended the tie break with 7-4.
Second Set After the third game, Milos Raonichi, who requested a medical timeout to treat right ankle pain, went 3-2 ahead with a sharp forehand cross in the fifth game of the second set that followed. In the subsequent self-serving game, he ran 4-2 by inserting a powerful serve ace. And Laonichi created two set-point opportunities in the tenth game, and Djokovic’s backhand stroke went a bit longer, so he won the second set in 49 minutes.
The third set that followed was a practical crossroads to the quarterfinals. In the fourth game, Djokovic won a valuable breakpoint. Djokovic, who pressed Raonichi’s first serve to still shake, continued to engage in a persistent stroke fight and tactics to induce Raonichi’s mistakes, and Laonichi’s forehand cross was long, so he did not lose his strength until he left the line.
Novak Djokovic, who confirmed Raonichi’s psychological shake, overwhelmed the third set with 6-1. Djokovic’s backhand cross volley attack drew a beautiful angle shot trajectory, slightly crossing the net and falling on the other side of the court.
Eventually, even in the fourth set, which became the final set, Novak Djokovic did not miss the decisive crossroads. The ninth game, with a tight balance of 4-4 on the 4-set scoreboard, started with Raonichi’s serve, but Raonichi made a relatively easy running forehand volley shot. After reading that it was an important point, Djokovic read Raonichi’s serve direction correctly and scored a great return point, winning the decisive victory at 0:30. The three breakpoint opportunities that were created in this way led to Raonichi’s backhand stroke mistake and achieved a meaning.
In the last game that followed, Novak Djokovic put a nice forehand down the line in the corner after a relatively long rally where he exchanged the ball 17 times, and confirmed the quarter-finals with another forehand cross mistake by Raonichi with a grim second serve return. did.
Laonichi, a long-legged server, who finished second in 2016 at Wimbledon and finished in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020, was hoping for his first victory through his 12th career meeting with Novak Djokovic, but not only the 18th Grand Slam record of 300 wins. In the face of the will and calm response of Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 player to win the slam title and the Australian Open’s 9-time singles, he had to stop.
Novak Djokovic, who dreams of winning the competition for the third consecutive year, met Alexander Zverev (Germany, 7th in the world ranking) in the quarterfinals.
2021 Australian Open Tennis Men’s Singles Round of 16 Results
(7:29 p.m. on the 14th, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park)
★ Novak Djokovic 3-1[7-6 타이 브레이크 7-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4] Milos Raonichi
◇ Main record compare
Sub Ace: Novak Djokovic 10, Milos Raonichi 26
Double Fault: 3 Novak Djokovic, 3 Milos Raonichi
First serve success rate: Novak Djokovic 68% (82/121), Milos Raonichi 61% (75/123)
Score for first serve: 78% Novak Djokovic (64/82), 76% Milos Raonichi (57/75)
Second serve scoring rate: Novak Djokovic 59% (23/39), Milos Raonichi 48% (23/48)
Net Point Success Rate: Novak Djokovic 69% (11/16), Milos Raonichi 60% (12/20)
Breakpoint Success Rate: Novak Djokovic 27% (3/11), Milos Raonichi 33% (1/3)
Receiving Point Success Rate: Novak Djokovic 33% (40/123), Milos Raonichi 26% (31/121)
Winner: Novak Djokovic 41, Milos Raonichi 50
Return Winner: 4 Novak Djokovic, 1 Milos Raonichi
Unforced Error: 25 Novak Djokovic, 35 Milos Raonichi
Serve top speed: Novak Djokovic 203km/h, Milos Raonichi 223km/h
Average speed for first serve: Novak Djokovic 188km/h, Milos Raonichi 202km/h
Second Serve Average Speed: Novak Djokovic 153km/h, Milos Raonichi 162km/h
◇ Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam Yearly Record
(The title in the right parenthesis is the record of the championship)
Personal career Grand Slam 17 wins, 300 wins and 45 losses
4 wins in 2021
2020 16 Win 2 Lose (Australia Open)
2019 22 Win 2 Lose (Australian Open, Wimbledon)
2018 year 21 Win 2 Lose (Wimbledon, US Open)
9-3 in 2017
2016 21 Win 2 Lose (Australian Open, Roland Garros)
Year 2015 27 wins 1 Lose (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
year 2014 22 Win 3 Lose (Wimbledon)
In 2013 24 Win 3 Lose (Australia Open)
2012 24 Win 3 Lose (Australia Open)
In 2011 25 wins 1 Lose (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
2010 19 Win 4 Lose
2009 15 Win 4 Lose
2008 18-3 (Australia Open)
2007 19 Win 4 Lose
2006 9-4
2005 5 Win 4 Lose
◇ Most Wins in Grand Slam Singles ranking
1 Roger Federer (Switzerland) 362 wins 59 Lose
2 Novak Djokovic wins 300 45 Loss
3 Rafael Nadal (Spain) 284 Win 39 Lose
4 Jimmy Connors (US, retired) 233 Win 49 Lose
5 Andre Agassi (US, retired) 224-53
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