Of course, no matter who his coach is, it wouldn’t be a Djokovic match at a major without an out-of-nowhere outburst. At some point over a best-of-five-set slog, he needs to vent, to let out the nerves and replace them with a spark of aggressive energy.
Two matches into the Djokovic-Murray era, the Serb is looking, sounding, playing and ranting very much like he has at the Slams over the past three or four years. That’s mostly for the better, but also a little bit for the worse.
The better part is that he is into the third round and, equally important, he has held up well over the long haul against two opponents—Nishesh Basavareddy, 19, and Jaime Faria, 21—who are a little more than half his age.
“I’m satisfied with the win. I really like the way I started the match and finished the match,” Djokovic said after beating Faria in four sets. “Overall another big test. Another three-hour match, back to back against the youngsters.”
