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Djoko wary of over-confidence

Updated on: 15 January,2017 11:18 AM IST  | 
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Novak Djokovic has dominated the blue courts of Melbourne Park for a decade, but the defending champ still fears over-confidence could prove his undoing here

Djoko wary of over-confidence

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic


Melbourne: Novak Djokovic has dominated the blue courts of Melbourne Park for a decade, but the defending champ still fears over-confidence could prove his undoing here.


Set to bid for a record seventh title and a second hat-trick of trophies after his 2011-13 run, the Serb has often seemed invincible in Australia, but feels otherwise. "I never had an invincibility. Nobody is invincible. I never thought of myself as a superior player, but knowing how it feels on court, if you get overconfident, that’s why I don’t want to get into that state of mind. ," he said at Melbourne Park on Saturday.


"I want to be in a position where I’m even to other players, though I’m defending champion," added the World No.

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