LIVE: Words that triggered Djokovic demolition

Like astir champions, Novak Djokovic has a agelong memory.

A model into the Serbian star's mentality revealed itself successful his post-match property league aft making abbreviated enactment of Alex de Minaur successful their fourth-round showdown connected Monday night.

On the tribunal it seemed similar Djokovic wanted to punish the Australian and the people enactment proved that, with the erstwhile satellite No.1 losing conscionable 5 games successful the 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 rout successful conscionable implicit 2 hours.

In his interrogation with reporters aft the win, Djokovic made a telling comment.

"I don't person immoderate narration with him," helium said of de Minaur.

"I respect him arsenic a rival, a colleague, arsenic I respect everyone. I person nary occupation contacting him, congratulating him, etc. But I don't person immoderate different relationship. I don't person immoderate connection with him. He showed successful 2022 what helium thinks astir me."

De Minaur said 12 months agone helium was bushed of the Djokovic's deportation overshadowing the event.

"This full concern has taken a batch of spotlight distant from america competitors," helium said astatine the time.

"It feels similar it's taking distant from america competitors who conscionable privation to start.

"I'm conscionable acceptable to enactment each of this down maine and absorption connected playing my tennis matches... we each conscionable privation to get connected with our ain stuff.

"Look, Australians person gone done a lot. There's nary concealed astir that. They've had it precise tough. They've done a batch of enactment to support themselves and their borders," helium added.

"When you're coming in, arsenic good arsenic each different tennis player, if you wanted to travel to the country, you had to beryllium treble vaccinated. It was up to him, his choices, his judgment. Here we are."

While Djokovic answered questions astir his injured hamstring successful his on-court interview, his effect to a question from Jim Courier shined a agleam light.

"I'm not going to inquire you however you bushed him truthful convincingly. I'll inquire you wherefore you bushed him truthful convincingly," Courier asked.

Djokovic responded: "Because I wanted to."