Australian Open 2025: Djokovic makes another push for the summit in Melbourne
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Australian Open 2025: Djokovic makes another push for the summit in Melbourne

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The blazing fire of the golden era of men’s tennis has been reduced to dying embers without Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal but Novak Djokovic can send one last flame shooting into the Melbourne sky at this year’s Australian Open. “These are kind of the matches and challenges that I still strive for, to be in a position to play against the best players in the world, on the biggest stage, in the finals of some of the biggest tournaments in the world.” WATCH | Coach Andy Murray looks on as Djokovic gears up ahead of Australian Open 2025 In 2024, Djokovic failed to win a Grand Slam for the first time since 2017 - his other loss to Sinner came in the Melbourne semis - but he proved he was still a sensational tennis player on his day when he beat Carlos Alcaraz to win Olympic gold. There could be no place more appropriate for Djokovic to finally break free of his tie with Margaret Court on 24 Grand Slam singles titles than in her own backyard at Melbourne Park, where he has won the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup 10 times. Djokovic, like Court, won his first major at the Australian Open and he can end the debate definitively on his 22nd visit to Melbourne as a professional.

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