When pressed by Courier,the best the Spaniard could say was,‘Well,I watch WTA as well’,prompting uncomfortable laughs from the crowd.
The world No.1 looked far from fine except when hitting the ball,as he demolished another opponent and had some bad news for his rivals.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic is the warm-up act for Australian Alex de Minaur on Rod Laver Arena,with Coco Gauff,Aryna Sabalenka,and Stefanos Tsitsipas all in action on day eight.
The French artiste had no hope against a near-faultless machine that just kept on winning until it seemed like a perfect scoreline might become a distraction.
Novak Djokovic had two irritations,a fluent opponent and a runny nose. In the end,he wiped them both.
Thanasi Kokkinakis takes on Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov,Ajla Tomljanovic faces Jelena Ostapenko,while superstars Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz continue their quest for Open glory.
The self-described tree hugger and tennis champion has embraced,climbed and talked to trees around the world,including at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
Nick Kyrgios has continued his love affair with his one-time nemesis,telling Novak Djokovic he ‘has his back 100 per cent’ after the world No.1 was heckled on Rod Laver Arena.
An angry flare-up with a fan in the stands inspired a fired up Novak Djokovic to a second round win over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin.
Alex de Minaur,Storm Hunter and Chris O’Connell are in action on day four of the Australian Open as Jordan Thompson takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexei Popyrin faces Novak Djokovic.
The Spanish legend is the latest sports star to accept a role in the gulf nation. Meantime,Australian Open favourite Swiatek explained how Ash Barty had played a part in her rise to world No.1.