 "430 matches…Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer’s world record")
Melbourne- Novak Djokovic made history as soon as he entered the court in the second round match of the Australian Open tennis tournament. He became the player with the most singles matches played in a Grand Slam. During this time he broke Roger Federer’s record.
In the women’s category, Japan’s Naomi Osaka reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in three years. Djokovic has played 430 matches across four Grand Slam tournaments, a new record. He equaled Roger Federer (429) in the first round of the Australian Open. Djokovic defeated Portuguese qualifier Jamie Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. Djokovic has now won 379 Grand Slam matches while losing 51 matches.
“Grand Slam tournaments are the pillars of our game,” Djokovic said after the match. They have great importance for the history of this sport. I am lucky to be able to set another record today. In the men’s category, third seed Carlos Alcaraz continued his impressive run and defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 6-1, 6-4. Osaka, the two-time Australian Open champion in women’s singles, reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022. She bounced back from a first-set loss against US Open semifinalist Karolina Muchova 1–6, 6–1, 6. Won by -3.
In doing so, Osaka also avenged her loss to Muchova at the US Open last year. Meanwhile, world number 97 Laura Siegemund staged a major upset by showing aggressive play and defeating Olympic champion and last year’s runner-up Zheng Qinwen in straight sets. Zheng lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the final last year but went on to win gold at the Paris Olympics and finish as runner-up at the final tournament of the season, the WTA Finals.
But she lost 7-6 (3), 6-3 to 36-year-old Sijmund in the second round of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Meanwhile, the chair umpire also warned Zheng for wasting time. “I feel like today wasn’t my day,” Zheng said after the match. I failed to score at crucial moments. My concentration was also disturbed when I was warned about the time control.” is on the way to win. one step ahead He has won 16 consecutive matches in this tournament.
Seventh seed Jessica Pegula also advanced to the third round. She defeated Alice Mertens 6-4, 6-2. In another match, 17-year-old Mira Andreeva, the 14th seed, defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8).