Australian Open: Novak Djokovic thrashes opponent in comeback match
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IBNS): Novak Djokovic returned to the court with a bang as he defeated American Donald Young in his singles opening match of the ongoing Australian Open on Monday.
Djokovic, who returned to the court from an elbow injury defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
The match lasted for 1hr,51minutes.
The Serbian and 12-times Grand Slam winner was out of action for nearly six months.
Djokovic was quoted as saying by the Australian Open website: "It’s just great to be back on a tennis court."
“There’s no better place to start playing after six months of injuries than here in Australia. It’s been a long time for me without an official match," he said.
“I’ve never faced this particular situation in my career. I think I was absent for one month maximum ever since I started playing professional tennis, so I never missed a Grand Slam. It was different. I don’t want to say it was bad; it was just different," the Serbian said.
Speaking on his injury, he said: "An injury is something that no athlete wants to have, but at the end of the day I had time to reflect on my life, my game, spend time with the family. I had that, but I’m really glad to be back.”
Image: Australian Open Official Twitter Account
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