Novak Djokovic leaned on fortune in the Australian Open quarterfinals after being outplayed by Lorenzo Musetti before injury stopped the Italian. Trailing despite his experience, Djokovic also battled blisters that required treatment.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The most successful player ever in men’s tennis felt disrespected, and had to pause before summarizing the offending question out loud just to process it again. Novak Djokovic,

Despite advancing, Djokovic admitted afterward that Musetti was by far the better player in the match. The box score stats for the match emphasize how much better Musetti was playing. Djokovic committed 31 unforced errors and had a 25-19 disadvantage in winners through the first two sets.

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The 10-time Australian Open champion is still alive in the tournament. He'll have to likely beat Sinner and Alcaraz to claim his record 25th Grand Slam title. Jessica Pegula won the battle of American players for the second straight round.

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open without having to play his fourth-round match, after scheduled opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew, citing an abdominal injury.