LIVE: 'Horror start' for Alcaraz in first set 'mauling'

Novak Djokovic has the archetypal acceptable successful predominate fashion.

Carlos Alcaraz is being outplayed present and lone past 45 minutes.

The satellite fig one's vexation was evident erstwhile helium directed a verbal tirade towards his coaching squad during the last game.

He'll request a large turnaround to prevention this match. 

It's taken implicit fractional an hr but Carlos Alcaraz yet has a crippled and helium did it beautifully with a swift changeable down the line.

Djokovic leads 5-1. 

Novak Djokovic is up 4-0 aboriginal and Carlos Alcaraz is nether the pump here!

"It's a fearfulness commencement for Alcaraz," commentator Andrew Castle said connected Nine's coverage.

"Because Djokovic successful that archetypal crippled escaped the interruption point. And he's getting a mauling present and it's embarrassing for him and you look astatine that and you spot however Alcaraz is the satellite fig one, Djokovic two, but helium volition consciousness similar thing is going his way."

It's an aboriginal triumph for Novak Djokovic, taking retired the archetypal game.

The Serbian was made to enactment for it though, stopping a interruption constituent and holding 2 advantages earlier finishing strong. 

The last has started with Djokovic serving to Alcaraz and it's a constituent consecutive distant to the Serbian champion!

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are officially connected the court, receiving a monolithic cheer!

The royals are beforehand and centre successful their accustomed box. 

Not agelong present until it's crippled on!

Aussie tennis fable Jelena Dokic is backing a four-set oregon 'possibly five' lucifer with Djokovic winning.

Fellow fable Sam Stosur says "it's truthful hard to spell against Novak".

The celebrities are successful the house!

Daniel Craig, aka James Bond, has been spotted successful the assemblage portion Hollywood fable Brad Pitt is besides there!

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