Australian Open: Denis Istomin to face Novak Djokovic

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan number one Denis Istomin advanced to the third round of Australan Open, which is taking place in Melbourne.

In the second round of the tournament, Denis Istomin outplayed Dmitry Tursunov of Russia in four sets – 7/6(3), 4/6, 6/1, 6/4.

The match lasted two hours and 44 minutes. Denis Istomin served 14 aces, committed one double fault and 34 unforced errors. His opponent recorded five aces, 5 double faults and 44 unforced errors.

In the third round, Denis Istomin will face world number two Novak Djokovic from Serbia.