MELBOURNE, Australia — There's no doubt Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams feel right at home on Rod Laver Arena, where they've won a combined 11 Australian Open titles.
With five, Djokovic has already won more Australian titles than any other man in the Open era. He beat 19-year-old French wildcard entry Quentin Halys 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday night to reach the third round here for the 10th straight year, moving another step closer to equaling the all-time record of six Australian titles set by Roy Emmerson in the 1960s when it was amateur.
Halys was overawed to start with, losing the first seven points to be down a 1-0 and facing triple break point before he managed to hold serve in a game lasting 10 minutes.