There was plenty of drama on the opening day of the Australian Open as the season's first Grand Slam began on Sunday for the first time in the modern era, tallying to a 15-day tournament. Defending champion Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by an 18-year-old while 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka got off to a ruthless start, nearly double-bageling …
Novak Djokovic was dragged into a dogfight by talented teenager Dino Prizmic and had to dig deep to open his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the first round on Sunday. At a shade over four hours, it was Djokovic’s longest first-round match at a major and he heaped praise on the Croatian qualifier …
MELBOURNE, Australia — Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on opening Sunday in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match. Frances Tiafoe, the 17th seed, beat Borna Coric 6-3, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in 3 1/2 hours and Daniel Elahi Galan needed almost five hours to beat Australia’s Jason Kubler 2-6, 6-3, …
