On January 21, in the fourth round of the 2024 Australian Open men's singles, Djokovic played against Mannarino and staged a strength crush, 6-0 in the first set, 6-0 in the second set, and sent a "double egg", 6-3 in the third set, won the game and advanced to the quarterfinals. Djokovic
In the first set, Djokovic started. In the first game, Djokovic double-faulted twice, and Mannarino won the break point at 40-15, and Djokovic finally resolved it and held serve. In the second game, after a deuce tug-of-war, Djokovic cashed in on three break points. The match then went completely into Djokovic's control, holding serve in the third game, breaking serve in the fourth, dropping straight four-point hold in the fifth game, and breaking again in the sixth game. In the next four games, Mannarino scored a total of 4 points. Djokovic won the first set 6-0.
In the second set, Djokovic continued to start. In the first game, Djokovic scored four straight points to hold serve. In the second game, Mannarino led 30-0, and Djokovic scored consecutive points to break serve. In the third game, the two sides tug-of-war, and Djokovic defused a break point to hold serve. In the fourth game, Djokovic broke serve again. In the fifth game, Djokovic scored four straight points to hold serve. In the sixth game, Djokovic broke serve again. Mannarino scored a total of four points in his three service games in this set. Djokovic won the second set 6-0.
In the third set, Djokovic continued to start. Djokovic held serve in the first game. In the second game, after Mannarino was 30-30, he finally seized the opportunity to score two points in a row to hold serve, and the audience erupted in tsunami applause. Djokovic held serve in the third game, broke serve in the fourth, and established a 4-1 advantage in the fifth. Djokovic took the lead 6-3!