Another AO third round for Nole
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He drops just seven games on his way to a straight sets win@wwos @espn @tntsports @wowowtennis #AO26 pic.twitter.com/iPO3g5aUaR
World No. 4 Novak Djokovic has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
In the second round of this competition, the 38-year-old Serbian tennis star defeated world No. 141 Francesco Maestrelli (Italy) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The match lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes.
In the third round, the 24-time Grand Slam champion will face world No. 75 Botic van de Zandschulp (Netherlands), who defeated world No. 318 Shang Juncheng (China) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, 6-3 in the second round.
The Australian Open prize fund is $74.9 million.
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