VIDEO SHOWS: SERBIA'S NOVAK DJOKOVIC, SPAIN'S CARLOS ALCARAZ, AND THE U.S.'S BEN SHELTON PRACTISING ON TENNIS COURTS AHEAD OF MEN'S SINGLES MATCHES AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 17, 2026) (REUTERS – No monetisation) 1. SERBIAN TENNIS PLAYER, NOVAK DJOKOVIC, WALKING ONTO COURT AS FANS CHEER 2. DJOKOVIC WALKING PAST CHEERING FANS 3. FANS WATCHING DJOKOVIC TRAIN 4. VARIOUS OF DJOKOVIC RETURNING BALL 5. FAN HOLDING SIGN READING (English): “NOVAK, I LOVED YOU SINCE 5, NOW I’M 23, LOVE YOU FOREVER!” 6. FANS WATCHING TRAINING 7. DJOKOVIC TRAINING UNDERNEATH SIGN DISPLAYING MINI BIO 8. DJOKOVIC’S FEET SHUFFLING ON COURT 9. VARIOUS OF DJOKOVIC RETURNING BALL 10. FANS FILMING DJOKOVIC TRAIN 11. VARIOUS OF SPANISH TENNIS PLAYER, CARLOS ALCARAZ, PRACTISING HIS SERVE 12. ALCARAZ RETURNING THE BALL 13. ALCARAZ (FAR SIDE OF COURT) TRAINING IN ROD LAVER ARENA 14. ROD LAVER ARENA SIGN 15. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ PRACTISING HIS SERVE 16. WORD ON COURT READING (English): “MELBOURNE” 17. VARIOUS OF AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYER, BEN SHELTON, RETURNING THE BALL 18. PEOPLE WATCHING SHELTON TRAIN 19. VARIOUS OF SHELTON VOLLEYING 20. VARIOUS OF SHELTON HITTING THE TENNIS BALL STORY: Novak Djokovic underwent his final training paces on Saturday (January 17), adamant that he can still beat any player on his day. The Serbian made the semi-finals of all the Grand Slams last year but Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz have proven brick walls in his bid for more major silverware. World number one Alcaraz’s main goal of the season is to win the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam. The 22-year-old would eclipse Don Budge as the youngest man to achieve the career Grand Slam by winning at Melbourne Park and the Spaniard said he was happy with his preparations and hungry for success. The top-ranked American Ben Shelton is set to face France’s Ugo Humbert in the first round, with the main tournament beginning on Sunday (January 18). (Production: Cordelia Hsu)
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