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    Australian Open 2024: Novak Djokovic survives scare to win longest ever first-round match against Dino Prizmic

    by Eleanor Crooks Jan 14, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: AFP via Getty Images

    Novak Djokovic was given a scare by Croatian teenager Dino Prizmic in the longest first-round match of his grand slam career.

    The world number one is a big favourite to win an 11th title at Melbourne Park, where he has not lost since 2018, but he dropped the second set as 18-year-old Prizmic showed what makes him a major talent for the future.

    The qualifier was briefly a break up in the third set and kept battling after Djokovic stepped things up before the defending champion finally clinched

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