FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Men's Singles Photo Shoot - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Australia - February 3, 2020. Australian Open champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy during a photo shoot at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - No man has dominated the Australian Open like Novak Djokovic but the steely Serb's reign over the blue hardcourts of Melbourne Park may be set for its biggest challenge in years when the tournament gets underway next week.
Bidding for a record-extending ninth Australian Open title, the world number one and double-defending champion remains the runaway favourite at his favourite Grand Slam where he once remarked that he felt touched by the "divine".
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