Despite being a 10-time tournament champion, Djokovic has failed to showcase his classic form at Melbourne Park, and for the second consecutive match, he found himself pushed to four sets.
The top-seeded Belarusian struggled with her serves throughout the match, tallying eight double faults compared to Rybakina's one. She was also broken four times by the fifth seed, as reported by Xinhua.
Achieving the status of world No. 1 is a tremendous leap and accomplishment. I take great pride in the years of relentless hard work that have ultimately propelled me to this position.
