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The action has begun in Melbourne and players are now making positions on their respective courts for the Day 1 of the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic, who is currently considered to be one of the biggest contenders for the title, is up for his first match at the Rod Laver Arena. While the Serb is facing Croatia’s Dino Prizmic as his opening-round opponent, the match is currently taking an unexpected turn, raising even Nick Kyrgios’ eyebrows.

The Aussie is closely analyzing the ongoing matches as he has the authority to do so as a commentator at the event. While he saw Prizmic to be in a challenging form today, he didn’t hold back from cheering him up.

Nick Kyrgios cheers Novak Djokovic’s Day 1 opponent at the Australian Open

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All eyes are currently busy witnessing the moment that was highly anticipated. As Day 1 of the Australian Open is unfolding the action, Novak Djokovic is playing against Croatia’s Dino Prizmic as his first opponent at the event. While every other Djokovic fan thought that the Serb would easily sweep off the 18-year-old, the scoreboard currently narrates a completely different story.

Looking at Prizmic’s strong form against such a challenging opponent, Nick Kyrgios recently motivated him with a shoutout. As the Australian tennis star was already raining his words from the commentary box, he used social media to personally cheer up the underdog by saying, “Prizmic got game”.

While the current stats hint at an even scenario with both Djokovic and Prizmic holding one set each, it still remains to be seen if the young tennis star could cause wonders. However, as Prizmic shared his motivated thoughts before the match, it seems like he is keeping his confident word.

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Prizmic walks in against Djokovic with a ‘nothing to lose’ mindset

As the young Croatian tennis star Dino Prizmic is currently battling against the world no.1 Novak Djokovic, his form seems to be a lot better than what the fans pictured. As the 18-year-old is putting in all efforts to defend his mark, his mindset before the match seems to have propelled the action.

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Despite acknowledging the fact that it would be nothing less than a challenge to face the Serb, Prizmic managed to keep his cool. Having a word with the ATP Tour recently, he mentioned, “every player is good. The stadium will be full. I just want to play my best tennis and I don’t have anything to lose and that’s it.” As the two generations stand against each other in a challenging match, Prizmic’s performance has made the spectators recognize his high enthusiasm levels.