- Updates from the year’s first tennis grand slam at Melbourne Park
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First set: Novak Djokovic* 1-0 Frances Tiafoe (* denotes server) Well that was a short 70 seconds. Ever seen a player open a match with four aces? Djokovic is giving it a decent nudge and he makes three before Tiafoe stretched a racket to one and swipes the ball into the net.
Afternoon afternoon, well here were are on Rod Laver Arena, where one of the cutest kids I’ve seen to date is overseeing the toss between Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe. The little man is grinning ear to ear and even waving to the crowd.
It’s 31 degrees at Melbourne Park right now, which is not as extreme as some of those oven-esque days of past years but the surface will still be energy-sapping. Djokovic doesn’t always like heat so let’s see how he holds up here. The pair are warmed up and the Serb will serve.
