Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 20, 2020. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning the match against Italy's Salvatore Caruso. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic began his Australian Open title defence on Monday with a landmark 900th career victory on the Tour on an opening day where heavy rains suspended play on the outer courts.
Djokovic beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-1 to advance to the second round as the Serb looks to win a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.
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