<p>Melbourne: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/novak-djokovic">Novak Djokovic</a> continued to build into the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/australian-open">Australian Open</a> with a 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 victory over Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in the second round on Wednesday, taking another step towards a 25th Grand Slam title.</p><p>For the top players, the first week of a major is all about finding a groove in the full heat of competition and Djokovic could not have wished for more from his first two opponents, both making their Grand Slam debuts.</p><p>On Monday, inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy gave the 10-times Melbourne Park champion the runaround for the first hour of their first-round clash, and 21-year-old Faria presented another set of problems for Djokovic to solve.</p>.Alcaraz masters another lefthander with speedy Nishioka win in Australian Open.<p>Faria's victory in the opening round was his first at tour level, while Djokovic moved out of a tie with Roger Federer to claim another record merely by taking to the court for his 430th Grand Slam match.</p><p>The gap in experience looked like a chasm in a one-sided opening set but Faria stormed back into the contest by winning the second set in a tiebreaker on the back of some fine ball-striking and all-court athleticism.</p><p>Djokovic, with one-time adversary Andy Murray again in his coaching box, broke for 4-2 in the third set, however, and fully quashed the threat offered by the world number 125 in the fourth to set up a meeting with Czech Tomas Machac.</p><p>"I love this court, I love competition," the 37-year-old Serbian said after reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the 17th time with his 14th ace of the match.</p><p>"I think I responded well in the third set and particularly the fourth. He was playing lights-out tennis at the end of the second set and start of the third and I had to weather the storm.</p><p>"I told him at the net, 'the future is bright for you so carry on'."</p>
<p>Melbourne: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/novak-djokovic">Novak Djokovic</a> continued to build into the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/australian-open">Australian Open</a> with a 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 victory over Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in the second round on Wednesday, taking another step towards a 25th Grand Slam title.</p><p>For the top players, the first week of a major is all about finding a groove in the full heat of competition and Djokovic could not have wished for more from his first two opponents, both making their Grand Slam debuts.</p><p>On Monday, inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy gave the 10-times Melbourne Park champion the runaround for the first hour of their first-round clash, and 21-year-old Faria presented another set of problems for Djokovic to solve.</p>.Alcaraz masters another lefthander with speedy Nishioka win in Australian Open.<p>Faria's victory in the opening round was his first at tour level, while Djokovic moved out of a tie with Roger Federer to claim another record merely by taking to the court for his 430th Grand Slam match.</p><p>The gap in experience looked like a chasm in a one-sided opening set but Faria stormed back into the contest by winning the second set in a tiebreaker on the back of some fine ball-striking and all-court athleticism.</p><p>Djokovic, with one-time adversary Andy Murray again in his coaching box, broke for 4-2 in the third set, however, and fully quashed the threat offered by the world number 125 in the fourth to set up a meeting with Czech Tomas Machac.</p><p>"I love this court, I love competition," the 37-year-old Serbian said after reaching the third round of the Australian Open for the 17th time with his 14th ace of the match.</p><p>"I think I responded well in the third set and particularly the fourth. He was playing lights-out tennis at the end of the second set and start of the third and I had to weather the storm.</p><p>"I told him at the net, 'the future is bright for you so carry on'."</p>