Novak stuns with 30 straight wins in Australia

He has won Grand Slam and ATP tournaments on various surfaces all over the world, but his performance in Australia has been unmatched. If they play any tennis tournament in Australia, then be sure that the expectations of the rival player remain negligible. On Tuesday, he extended his winning streak in Australia to 30 consecutive matches with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over France’s Constant.

After demolishing his opponent in his first two service games, Djokovic appeared to be in a bit of trouble in his next service game. He was facing a break point on two tie points. But he fought it off and won 10 of the next 13 games to win in one hour and 14 minutes.

After the win, Djokovic said, “First of all I want to say that I am happy to be back in Australia.” Thank you for the way you all supported me today. Thank you for welcoming me, which I could only wish for. He expressed these remarks in front of the audience in a direct interview in the court.

He said that for the first match, I cannot complain. I thought I played very well. I think the first and six games were very competitive and I had never faced Constant before today’s match. He is a tremendous player. They don’t make too many mistakes. He also has deceptive service. But once I broke in the first set at 3-2, there was no looking back. I played very good tennis in the rest of the match.

Djokovic defeated No. 65 seeded Frenchman Constant Lestian in the first round in Adelaide and will face 64th seeded Frenchman Quentin Hallis in the second round. Djokovic was asked about his phenomenal success in Australia. “If I had to pick one country where I have had the most success, which has treated me the best in terms of tennis, it is definitely this country,” he said. I won my first Slam here in 2008. Nine Australian Opens, I had some great matches – if I had to pick one, it would probably be the final against Nadal in 2012 which went on for almost six hours.

Over the years, Australia has been where I have played my best tennis, and I always look forward to coming back. Even last year the way it was, it wasn’t easy for anybody – but I’m happy to be here and focus on tennis, and enjoying my time with you guys.