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Australian Open | Defending champion Djokovic fends off first-timer Prizmic in 4 hours to advance

Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match.

The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut in 2005, made it last as long as he could, unsettling the 24-time major winner at times before Djokovic finished off the match 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.

The first set played out just about as expected. From there, it became quite a ride.

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