The world number one played his first match since January's Australian Open triumph - that took him to a record-equalling 22 grand slam titles - on Tuesday, getting past Czech Tomas Machac in three sets. And Djokovic followed that up by seeing off Griekspoor, ranked 39th in the world, 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday to move into the quarter-finals. The Serbian, who had defied a hamstring issue to triumph in Melbourne, claimed each of the opening three games of the contest and secured the first set with a second break. He took a 5-0 lead in set two, which included emerging triumphant from an epic game on Griekspoor's serve lasting more than 15 minutes, before the Dutchman hit back with a break to slightly delay Djokovic's march to victory. In an on-court interview after the match, Djokovic said: "It's been a great evening for me tonight. "Yesterday I really had to work hard to get a win. Tonight I think right from the blocks at the beginning I was sharp, I played definitely better quality tennis than I did last night, and maybe the last three or four games weren't the best to close the match, but I managed to find the good serve in the end. "I'm very pleased with the performance, with the way I felt on the court and hopefully things can go in the right direction for tomorrow. "(It was) much closer to the best level than it was yesterday. I probably didn't expect to play that well tonight, considering last night's match, but here we go - every day is a new day, a new opportunity." Djokovic also described Griekspoor, 26, as "one of the most improved players on the Tour", before the 35-year-old added with a smile: "The new generations are coming - but I'm not afraid!"

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