Tennis-Wounded Djokovic faces fire from young guns at Australian Open


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 8, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his semi final match against Ben Shelton of the U.S. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic will bring his simmering rivalry with two young guns of the men's game to the Australian Open where his hunt for a record-extending 11th title and 25th Grand Slam crown overall carries an air of inevitability despite an early loss in 2024.

The 36-year-old defied the odds to raise the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup last year as he overcame a ruptured hamstring and a distracting political row involving his father to win, before going past Rafa Nadal's tally of 22 majors at the French Open.

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