Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2020 - Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during the match against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Novak Djokovic put on an impeccable serving display against Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka to canter to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday, staying on course for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.
The Serb, who defeated another Japanese in Tatsuma Ito in his previous round, smashed 17 aces, won 93% points on his first serve and faced just a single breakpoint against the hapless Nishioka in the match that lasted only an hour and 25 minutes.
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