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| Match: Finished | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| N. Djokovic (SRB) (1) | 6 | 4 |
| K. Nishikori (JPN) [8] | 1 | 1 |
| Completed Sets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Set won by N. Djokovic | 6 - 1 | N. Djokovic leads 1 to 0 |
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Novak Djokovic will be out to keep his strong run of form going in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as he takes on Kei Nishikori. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the match from 7:30pm (AEDT).
The Djoker finished last year well, with a victory at the US Open and a final appearance at the ATP finals, before ultimately losing to Alexander Zverev.
Widely touted as the favourite to take out the Australian Open, Djokovic has been in fine form, although losing a couple of sets in his last two matches raises some questions.
After breezing past Mitchell Krueger and more surprisingly, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, he took four sets to get past both Denis Shapovalov and Daniil Medvedev in his last two matches, with concentration seemingly slipping at crucial points.
It hasn’t cost him dearly yet, but Nishikori is someone who knows how to fight, and if he can get his attacking weapons going from the start, it’ll be hard work for Djokovic to overcome the Japanes top player from the baseline with his usual defensive game.
In saying that, Nishikori has only beaten Djokovic twice in 19 attempts, and has won just five sets in the last ten losses. It paints a somewhat harrowing picture of what may be ahead today.
It’s also difficult to label Nishikori’s form as anything other than poor, given he was almost out of the tournament in the first round and has struggled since, with a pair of five-set encounters in his last two matches.
He only just got past Pablo Carreno Busta last time out, completing the job in the longest match of this year’s Open so far, taking five hours and five minutes to win in a fifth-set breaker.
Nishikori’s only real chance here, on the surface at least, appears to be to attack from the outset and try to take time and space away from the world No.1.
Predicition
Nishikori has battled hard right throughout the tournament, but to hang with the world No.1, he will need to be more consistent this evening. Even though he may do that, fatigue is probably going to get to him before he can pull off a victory.
Djokovic in five sets.
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