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Jamie Braidwood

Who is Dino Prizmic? The 18-year-old qualifier who pushed Novak Djokovic at Australian Open

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Dino Prizmic was a huge underdog when he was drawn against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Australian Open, but the 18-year-old Croatian certainly made a name himself after pushing the 24-time grand slam champion all the way in a four-hour epic.

Prizmic was playing in the main draw of a grand slam for the first time after battling his way through three rounds of qualifying at Melbourne Park this week, and his reward was a first-round match against the 10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic - who had not lost a match at this tournament since 2018.

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