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Djokovic Survives Early Scare At Australia Open

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Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match — until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open.

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The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut in 2005, made it last as long as he could Sunday, unsettling the 24-time major winner at times before Djokovic finished off the match 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.

“He deserved all the applause and all the credit he got tonight, he’s an amazing player, so mature … he really gave me a run for my money,” Djokovic said. “It was an amazing performance for a teenager who never had the experience of playing on such a big stage.

“I started well for a 36-year-old, jeez, if you think about it I’m double his age. I had some good moments [but] physically I’m still finding myself on the court.”

Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut at Melbourne Park in 2005 and has developed a record at the Australian Open that no man can match, with 10 titles here among his unprecedented career haul.

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The first set played out just about as expected. From there, it became quite a ride.

Prizmic took the second set off Djokovic and went up a break in the third, stunning a capacity crowd, before the world’s No. 1-ranked player broke back and took the set.

Prizmic didn’t give up when he trailed 4-0 in the fourth, saving a breakpoint before getting a service break back. He saved three match points down 5-3 and made Djokovic serve it out. He then saved two more match points before it ended in 4 hours and 1 minute.

“This is his moment; it could have been his match as well,” Djokovic said. “Amazing performance for someone who is 18. … I certainly want to be in his corner — he’s going to do some big things in his career.”

 


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