Novak Djokovic will enter Australian Open
as the two time defending champion, aiming to become the first man in the open
are to win the Australian Open titles 3 years in a row. Djokovic will also be
vying to tie Pete Samprass and Roger Federer’s record of holding most open era
Australian Open titles of 4.
Novak Djokovic was impressive in his
first two exhibitions of the year at Abu Dhabi and Hopman cup. The only match
he lost there was at the hands of Australian youngster Bernard Tomic.
How will Novak Djokovic fare at the
Australian Open this year. Let us see what his chances are:
Novak Djokovic and Australian Open 2013 – based on the past results
of the top seeds at Australian Open
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Based on the past trend Djokovic has a
huge 76% chance of making it to the quarter-final or better of Australian Open
2013.
A top seed has won the Australian Open
title 10 times in the past 25 years going 10-2 in the final. What is more
interesting and pleasing for Novak Djokovic and his fans is that a top seed has
won the Australian Open title in 5 of the past 7 editions of the Australian
Open.
The only top seed to lose the opener of
the Australian Open during the last 25 years was Lleyton Hewit back in 2002.
Novak Djokovic’s chances of winning the
Australian Open are very bright based on the history of top seed.
Will he be
able to continue the trend?
Novak Djokovic and Australian Open 2013 – based on the past results
of Novak Djokovic at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic is an impressive 32-5 at
the Australian Open with 3 titles in his pocket and will be going for a 3 peat
that no other player has ever achieved in the open era at Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic is the 2 time defending
champion and has been to the quarter-finals or better for the past 5 years.
In-fact Djokovic has either lost in the quarter-finals (2009 and 2010), or gone
to win the title(2008, 2011, 2012) in his past 5 appearances at Australian
Open.
Novak Djokovic’s last loss in Australian
Open came in the quarter-finals at the hands of Jo Wilfried Tsonga.
The Melbourne courts favour the Serbs’
game and the past few years have shown that no other player shines in Melbourne
the way Novak Djokovic shines.
It is also interesting to note that there
will be only two active players in the Australian Open draw who have beaten
Novak Djokovic at Australian Open before.
Novak Djokovic’s losses came at the hand
of the following players:
| Year | Round | Player | Status |
| 2005 | R128 | Marat Safin | Retired |
| 2006 | R128 | Paul Goldstein | Retired |
| 2007 | R16 | Roger Federer | Active |
| 2009 | QF | Andy Roddick | Retired |
| 2010 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Active |
Roger Federer and Jo Wilfried Tsonga are
the only active players in the Australian Open draw who have defeated the Serb
on the Melbourne courts, however what is interesting to note is that Novak
Djokovic has also beaten these two players on Melbourne courts before. Djokovic
is 2-1 against Roger Federer at Australian Open and 1-1 against Jo Wilfried
Tsonga at Australian Open.
The question will be, who can step up to
defeat the Serb and snap his winning streak at the Australian Open? Will it be
Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Delpotro, David Ferrer, Jo WilfriedTsonga, Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic or some other player or will it be
Djokovic who will be left standing at the end of the two weeks battle? Let us
wait and watch.
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