Djokovic destroys de Minaur in 'horror movie'

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Novak Djokovic deed his rivals with a daunting informing connected Monday night, tossing Alex de Minaur from the Australian Open successful emphatic fashion.

De Minaur isn't a subordinate his opponents instrumentality lightly; the Australian is ranked 24th successful the world, is simply a erstwhile US Open quarter-finalist and defeated Rafael Nadal successful the archetypal week of this year.

But Djokovic executed a breathtaking domination successful the 4th round, carving retired a 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 triumph successful 2 hours and six minutes.

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What's much is the Serbian superstar was not troubled by his heavy strapped near hamstring successful the Rod Laver Arena clash, which helium indicated arsenic helium spoke to Jim Courier connected the court.

"I didn't consciousness thing today, truthful contiguous was great," Djokovic said, drafting cheers from the crowd.

"I deliberation my aesculapian team, my physio ... I was feeling precise bully successful the archetypal match, 2nd lucifer not truthful great, truthful I cognize that things tin alteration truly quickly.

"I don't instrumentality thing for granted.

"I'm truly pleased with the way I've played, the mode I moved today, the mode I deed the ball.

"So let's support it going."

Courier had grimaced astatine a hypothetical arsenic Djokovic ripped an unreturnable two-handed backhand during the 3rd set.

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"I'll archer you what: if I was inactive successful this tourney and I happened to beryllium location close now, and I had dinner, came backmost ... 'Let's spot what's going connected on the TV' ... I would privation to crook this fearfulness movie off," Courier said connected Nine's coverage.

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"I would not privation to spot this. If I thought I mightiness person a accidental to play Novak, this is not what you privation to spell to furniture reasoning about.

"Sometimes you're conscionable astatine the mercy," Courier had said during the 2nd set.

Djokovic equalled Andre Agassi's grounds 25-match Australian Open triumph streak to acceptable up a quarter-final showdown against Andrey Rublev, who'd edged Holger Rune successful a gripping five-set brushwood earlier successful the evening.

Rublev fought disconnected 2 lucifer points en way to beating Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9) successful 3 hours and 37 minutes astatine Rod Laver Arena.

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"He's an established top-five, top-10 subordinate already for a fewer years," Djokovic said.

"Incredible firepower, particularly from the service and forehand corner.

"Just precise explosive player.

"A small spot similar de Minaur, truthful hopefully the effect volition beryllium the same."

Djokovic eliminated Roberto Carballes Baena, Enzo Couacaud, Grigor Dimitrov and de Minaur connected his way to the quarter-finals.

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