Djokovic gave this victory to his mother who was born the day before yesterday after the game yesterday, and gave a playful gesture of love to the mother sitting in the stands.

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[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] The Serbian star Djokovic easily settled the Russian 5th seed Lublev 6:1, 6:2, 6:4 at the Australian Open yesterday, breaking into the men's singles for the 10th time in his career The top 4 and tied the longest 26-game winning streak in the history of the game, only 2 wins away from the 10th Australian Open championship and the 22nd Grand Slam Gold Cup in his career.

Qiao Shuai easily beat the Russian player and broke into the top four of the Australian Open men's singles for the 10th time in his career.

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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. Although he was fighting with a left thigh injury this year, his performance was not affected at all. It has tied the record of 26 consecutive victories set by the American legend Argosy from 2000 to 2004.

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Qiao Shuai scored 14 aces and 32 winning shots yesterday. He broke his opponent's 5 serve games. Lublev, who was completely suppressed, showed frustration many times. He missed the top 8 of the Grand Slam for the 8th time in his career. , failing to rewrite a personal best.

After the game, Djokovic gave the victory to his mother on the day before yesterday's birthday, as well as the physical therapist who had been with him for many years. Qiao Shuai also led the audience to sing a happy birthday song for his mother who was special to watch the game. The scene was warm .

Djokovic, who has reached the top four of the Australian Open nine times in the past and can win the championship, is also looking forward to doing the same this time. His opponent in the top four will be Paul, the American player ranked 35 in the world. Yesterday Paul won 7:6 (8: 6), defeated compatriot Sheldon 6:3, 5:7, 6:4.

This will be the first confrontation between Qiao Shuai and Paul in their careers.

In women's singles, Belarus's fifth seed Sabalenka swept Croatia's dark horse Vikki 6:3, 6:2 in the top 8, and even passed 5 games in straight sets. The top 4 will face the world ranking No. 45 The Polish dark horse Renette, she defeated the Czech front ball and rear Priskova 6:3, 7:5 in the quarterfinals.

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