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Novak Djokovic, 5th player in the world, seems totally unstoppable in this Australian Open. After his demonstration against Alex De Minaur on Wednesday, the Serb smothered the Russian Andrey Rublev, ranked 6th in the world, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Very fit and with an impressive level of play “Nole” seems to leave behind his thigh problems and will play his 10th semifinal in Melbourne on Friday. Interviewed by Jim Courier on court after his victory, Nole took the opportunity to pay a nice tribute to the retired Roger Federer, the man who made him lose his first Grand Slam final at the 2007 US Open more than 15 years ago.
“Let’s give Roger a round of applause, he deserves it. I’ve had some wonderful battles with Roger. Tennis misses him, that’s for sure. I saw him dressed very well at fashion week the other day! I saw him skiing, maybe I’ll challenge him to a race. He’s enjoying life, it’s cool to see. He was one of the most important players in the history of the game. Greetings to him and his family.” A nice message from Djokovic who has faced the Maestro fifty times in his career.
