Australian Open: Djokovic holds off Tiafoe in four sets
Serena Williams keeps her bid for a 24th Grand Slam singles title on track in beating Nina Stojanovic 6-3, 6-0.
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Novak Djokovic, left, is congratulated by Frances Tiafoe after winning their second round match at the Australian Open in 3 1/2 hours on Wednesday.
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MELBOURNE, Australia Frances Tiafoe had never played a No. 1, had never beaten anyone in the Top 5, and now he’d just won a tiebreaker against Novak Djokovic to level their second-round match at the Australian Open.
He nodded and motioned for more noise before plonking down in his courtside chair and saying what everyone watching already knew: “I love this. … I love it!”