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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Pye

Djokovic's new approach heading into the Australian Open: '24 is not a bad number'

Australian Open Tennis - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Novak Djokovic can still crack a joke when discussing the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry that for two years has prevented him from becoming the most decorated tennis player ever.

"I lost three out of four Slams against either Sinner or Alcaraz,” in 2025, he said Saturday, on the eve of the Australian Open.

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