Novak Djokovic does not need any extra motivation on the tennis court. However, a sports reporter for Channel 9 in Australia lit a fire under Djokovic before his match against Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round match at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic was sent home from Melbourne airport in 2022 ahead of Australian Open as the Serbian wasn’t vaccinated against coronavirus. The Serbian claimed he was poisoned during his stay at the immigration hotel in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are headed for the blockbuster quarterfinal at the Australian Open on Tuesday that tennis fans have been anticipating since the draw

An imperious Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a historic third consecutive Australian Open crown on Sunday, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can later set up a blockbuster quarter-final. The prize for the winner is a meeting with either Carlos Alcaraz or Britain's Jack Draper for a place in the semi-finals.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have set up a quarterfinal showdown at the Australian Open. Tuesday's contest will be their eighth head-to-head matchup, but their first at Melbourne Park and their first that is neither a semifinal nor a final.

Novak Djokovic has declined to do a customary post-match TV interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country,

The first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 continues on Thursday as we gear up for the third round of the Australian Open, set to kick off tonight.

World No.7 Novak Djokovic put on a flawless performance to beat Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday, January 17. Djokovic now has a 2-1 lead over Machac in the H2H record on the ATP Tour.

However, in his recent interview, the 37-year-old athlete claimed that he began to have "some health issues" when he arrived back home to Serbia. “And I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne, I was fed with some food that poisoned me,” Djokovic claimed.

The pair have a 3-3 head-to-head record but Gauff won both their meetings in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me,” Serbian champ says about his infamous Covid detention.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff’s consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.