MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic stepped up a level in his Australian Open third round match against Tomas Machac on Friday, brushing the Czech aside 6-1 6-4 6-4 with a vintage performance to reach the second week at Melbourne Park for the 17th time.

World No.7 Novak Djokovic put on a flawless performance to beat Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday, January 17. Djokovic now has a 2-1 lead over Machac in the H2H record on the ATP Tour.

Novak Djokovic stepped up a level in his Australian Open third round match against Tomas Machac, brushing the Czech aside 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 with a vintage performance to reach the second week at Melbourne Park for the 17th time.

Novak Djokovic called out a drunk Australian Open heckler following his 6-1 6-4 6-4 win over Tomas Machac in the third round on Friday. Djokovic cruised past the 26th-seed Czech star in straight sets to set up a fourth-round showdown with 24th-seed Jiri Lehecka at Melbourne Park.

Sumit Nagal's Australian Open campaign ended on the very first day after a straight sets loss to Czechia's Tomas Machac. Nagal, India's highest ranked singles player at 91st place, could not match 26th seed Machac's intensity and skill even as the Indian tried hard to bounce back.