Novak was defeated by the eventual champion Janik Sinera 3-1, ending one of the longest winning streaks of a tennis player at Grand Slam tournaments. Ivanisevic says that someone had to defeat Novak in the end. “Sooner or later, he had to lose, we were all aware of that.
It’s just a shame that it happened this way, but against Sinera, if you’re not 100%, you have no chance. Even when you are at 100%, you can still lose. However, the entire Australian Open somehow didn’t seem…”