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Novak Djokovic describes Rod Laver Arena as his ‘happy place’ after strong Australian Open start


Novak Djokovic described Australia as a ‘happy place’ for him after he eased into the second round of the Australian Open.

Djokovic comprehensively overpowered Jeremy Chardy on Rod Laver Arena, breaking in the very first game and never looking back from there.

He hit 41 winners in a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win, and afterwards he reiterated his love for the tournament.

“There’s an ongoing love affair between me and this court,” Djokovic said after the match. “Hopefully I can have many great matches with these kinds of performances.

“I’m just really glad we are free, we are playing tennis. I am really glad we are back in Australia. It’s a happy place, that’s all.”

“It makes my heart full to see a crowd in the stadium again.

“It’s one of those things we hope is going to pass very soon, these kinds of circumstances are temporary.

“These are the most people I’ve seen on a tennis court in 12 months. Thankyou so much, I really appreciate your support tonight, because sometimes we take these things for granted but I’m very grateful to see crowds back again.


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Michael Graham, Tennishead.net Editor, has been a professional sports journalist for his whole career and is especially passionate about tennis. He's been the Editor of Tennishead.net for over 5 years and loves watching live tennis by visiting as many tournaments as possible. Michael specialises in writing in-depth features about the ATP & WTA tours.