With Djokovic’s leg OK, he sees Australian title realistic

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It took about a week for Novak Djokovic to go from worrying about whether he simply could play a match at all on his injured left hamstring to thinking he can win the Australian Open. And one pain-free, nearly perfect performance in the fourth round has made a world of difference. Djokovic now says he thinks he “can go all the way” to a 10th championship at Melbourne Park and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. He beat 22nd-seeded Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. The 35-year-old from Serbia looked like his usual flexible, court-covering, dominant self at Rod Laver Arena and said he felt “fantastic.”