Djokovic defeated Australian rookie De Minaur in straight sets yesterday and advanced to the Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals for the 13th time.

(Associated Press)

[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report] The Serbian star Djokovic defeated the 23-year-old Australian teenager De Minaur 6:2, 6:1, 6:2 yesterday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the 13th time and creating a new record The 25-game winning streak since the 2019 Australian Open continues to move towards the 10th Australian Open championship and the 22nd Grand Slam Gold Cup in his career.

Djokovic, ranked No. 5 in the world, dominated Melbourne in 2019, 20, and 21. The last time he lost was to South Korea's Chung Hyun in 2018.

But last year he was unable to enter Australia because he had not been vaccinated, and he was unable to seek four consecutive championships. This year, he returned to the Australian Open. Even though his left thigh was injured, he still did not knock him down.

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The Australian teenager was beaten

Djokovic swept a total of 26 winning shots yesterday and broke his opponent's 6 serve games. De Minaur, who still couldn't find a solution, couldn't hide his frustration in the third set.

He said helplessly that he had fought three rounds with people from different planets.

Qiao Shuai thanks the medical team

Djokovic did not feel any discomfort in his leg yesterday. He attributed it to the help of the medical team. "But it is still in the game period, and everything is still changing. I just hope that my good feeling of moving and playing can continue to be maintained."

Will face World Ranking 6 Rublev

Djokovic will face the world's No. 6 Russian player Lublev in the top 8. Yesterday, he defeated the Danish star Lune with 6:3, 3:6, 6:3, 4:6, 7:6 (9) .

Djokovic has won 2 of 3 meetings with Rublev in the past.

In women’s singles, the Polish player Reinette, who lost 6 times in the top 32 of the Grand Slam in her career, continued to play the role of "seed killer". Yesterday, she defeated last year's year-end champion 7:6 (3), 6:4 and ranked 4th in the world Garcia, the famous French star, broke into the top 8 of the Grand Slam for the first time, and even he couldn't believe it.

In the next game, Reinette will face the Czech Republic's front ball and back Pliskova. She defeated China's Zhang Shuai 6:0, 6:4 in the round of 16.