Novak Djokovic has backed Danielle Collins for her cheeky response to hostile fans at the Australian Open and said the sport could afford to take itself a little less seriously.

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.

Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of the Australian Open, beating Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria. With this win, Djokovic now holds the record for most Grand Slam singles matches played at 430,

Novak Djokovic has warned his fellow professionals that he'll not be bowing out of the game anytime soon. The 24-time major winner sat down for an interview with the ATP Tour's YouTube channel, in which he answered questions served up by his tour competitors.

Novak Djokovic advanced to the Australian Open third round after defeating Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in a four-set match. Djokovic's victory marked his 430th Grand Slam singles match, surpassing Roger Federer.

Novak Djokovic has added yet another record to his lengthy list of tennis accomplishments. Djokovic has broken a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reac

Novak Djokovic now holds another Grand Slam record as he officially surpassed fellow tennis legend Roger Federer on Wednesday when he played the 430th major match in his career. After Djokovic's first-round match at the Australian Open on Monday, he tied Federer for the record.

Laura Robson is excited to see how the partnership between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray works out at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose with their trophies during the awarding ceremony after their third-place match at Saudi Arabia s 6 Kings Slam exhibition tennis tournament ...

MELBOURNE – Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins' corner. He thinks her response to booing fans at the Australian Open was absolutely fine — which should come as no surprise, given the way Djokovic gets into back-and-forths with hecklers at his matches, including Friday night at Rod Laver Arena.

While the Australian Open TV YouTube channel is broadcasting matches live, it doesn't hold the broadcast rights for the official streams.