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Benjamin Goddard

Novak Djokovic heaps praise on Murray and Nadal amid injury issues at Australian Open

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has praised his fellow experienced players Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal for the standard of their tennis at the Australian Open.

The 21-time Grand Slam winner has struggled with a hamstring issue he suffered before the tournament began. The 35-year-old received treatment twice on court despite winning his third round match against Grigor Dimitrov 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to book his place in the last-16.

Murray, aged 35, looked physically exhausted as he fell to a 1-6, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6 third-round defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut. The match came just 39 hours after Murray's epic five-set win against Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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