Djokovic confessed that Fritz’s serve was reminiscent of Kyrgios’ during their gruelling three-hour and 45-minute battle, as he failed to convert his first 15 break points of the match. “Felt like playing you man with your serve,” the Serb grinned. The top seed will now face either Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev, who will do battle later on Tuesday. And he made plans to watch their contest with Kyrgios.
Assessing his next match, the world No. 1 continued: “Both Sinner and Rublev are in great form. I’ve watched Rublev the other night against De Minaur, I mean five sets, some of the quickest exchanges, gruelling exchanges I’ve seen in Rod Laver Arena in years. They both played incredible tennis.
“Sinner, he’s probably playing the tennis of his life. He had a fantastic ending of the last season and we had a couple of great encounters in Turino, also Davis Cup. Very close ones going 7-6 7-5 in the third. I can expect him always to play always at the highest level. Let’s get some popcorn you and I, we chill on the sofa and we enjoy the match and watch them play.”