Djokovic Shakes Off Hamstring Issue to Down Medvedev, Reach Adelaide Final

Djokovic Shakes Off Hamstring Issue to Down Medvedev, Reach Adelaide Final
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semifinal match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the Adelaide International in Adelaide, Australia, on Jan. 7, 2023. Loren Elliott/Reuters
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ADELAIDE—Novak Djokovic overcame an injury scare midway through his match against Daniil Medvedev on Saturday to mow down the Russian 6–3 6–4 and storm into the Adelaide International 1 final, where he will take on unseeded American Sebastian Korda.

In a blockbuster Australian Open warm-up meeting between the two former world number ones it was 21-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic who shot out of the blocks quickest, as he surged to a 4–2 lead in the opening set.