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Djokovic romps past Ito into Aussie Open round three

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AFP Melbourne
Last Updated : Jan 22 2020 | 12:00 PM IST

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic weathered a testing second set and breezy conditions to crush Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito and reach the Australian Open third round Wednesday.

The Serbian star gave up just seven games against the world number 146 in the 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 romp on Rod Laver Arena which lasted 95 minutes.

"Credit to him for fighting till the end, the second set was pretty close," said the reigning title-holder.

"They were tough conditions, pretty windy and it was hard to know where the balls were going. My serve helped a lot to get me out of trouble."

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First Published: Jan 22 2020 | 12:00 PM IST

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