Novak Djokovic definitely raised his level in his third-round match against Tomas Machac at the 2025 Australian Open, prevailing in three sets and issuing a clear warning to all his opponents. The former world No. 1 is not the top favorite in this edition of the Happy Slam, but he knows all the secrets of this tournament and knows when he has to increase the gears to make the difference during the matches.
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The 24-time Grand Slam champion was considered at risk in this challenge against Machac, who was playing truly exceptional tennis and had already shown that he could beat Nole last year. The current world number 7 was very attentive throughout the match and gave very few chances to his rival by winning the victory without even wasting a lot of energy.
The 37-year-old from Belgrade will have to improve further against Lehecka in the next round, waiting for a possible clash in the final four against Carlos Alcaraz. Everyone dreams of seeing this challenge, which will probably determine Jannik Sinner's main rival in the race for the title at Melbourne Park.
Nole impresses
A legend like Novak can never be underestimated in a Major tournament and his motivation has returned to be very high since Andy Murray has been in his box. The former Scottish champion gives him a lot of tranquility and gives him the right advice in the decisive moments of the various matches.
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After reaching the round of 16, the Serbian champion revealed his feelings with huge sincerity: Very h*t-headed right now, so Ill try to give a very calm and diplomatic answer to that, but I think I played really well honestly. Im very happy with my game.
I was slightly surprised, to be honest, with the result, you know to beat him straight sets. He was a break up early in the second, I struggled physically there.
Overall, really pleased with my game. Of course theres always something to improve, always something to work on, but this is definitely the best match Ive played in the tournament.
