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Few shocks as Novak and co. sail through to next round
Birmingham Mail
|January 23, 2026
NOVAK Djokovic's quest for another Australian Open title continued with a straightforward win over qualifier Francesco Maestrelli in the second round.
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The 10-time Melbourne champion has not found the early rounds at grand slams as easy as he used to over the last couple of years, but a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory means he has dropped only 14 games in two matches. He has never lost a match at a major to a player ranked as low as world number 141 Maestrelli, who was making his slam debut, and Djokovic was in control from the start of the contest.
Early shocks have been few and far between and it was the same story yesterday, with the big names easing through to round three.
This story is from the January 23, 2026 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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