NSTsports: Defending champion NovakDjokovic swept past DiegoSchwartzman and into an AustralianOpen quarter-final.
The rampant Serbian second seed was on another level to Schwartzman, the 14th seed, crushing the Argentine 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena to book an 11th appearance in the tournament’s last eight.
“I’ve got to be ready for missiles coming from his side of the net. One key element will be how well I’m returning.”But the Canadian is back to full fitness after years of injury struggles and his powerful serve could cause problems. So far he has served 59 games and won them all. Argentina's Diego Schwartzman congratulates Serbia's Novak Djokovic after their men's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. -AFP
Despite this the writing was on the wall – the Argentine had never beaten a top-five player in 21 clashes, and it wasn’t about to change Sunday.
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