FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Cup - Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia - January 11, 2020. Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his Semi Final singles match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Gary Lineker's celebrated quote that soccer is a simple game that "the Germans always win" might well be adapted to tennis and the inescapable dominance of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.
For a tournament that has been thrown into some doubt by bushfire smoke in the leadup, a record-extending eighth Grand Slam title for the defending champion Serbian would hardly be a breath of fresh air for many fans at Melbourne Park.
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