Djokovic beats Lestienne for winning start to 2023

Published January 3, 2023 5:37 AM

Novak Djokovic has kept up his winning streak in singles in Australia by beating Constant Lestienne of France 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Adelaide International. Djokovic chalked up his 30th straight singles victory on Australian soil, beating the 65th-ranked Lestienne in a streak that goes back to 2018. It was Djokovic’s first singles match of the season and the win keeps him on course for a semifinal match in Adelaide with seventh-ranked Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev earlier beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy.

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