Dan Evans shared his on court tuck box with world number six Andrey Rublev, who by way of thanks promptly knocked him out of the Australian Open in straight sets.
Djokovic grimaced with pain and fell to the floor a few times, but the only thing that really counted is that he won 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 against a talented but sometimes flaky opponent
The 18-year-old went into the match on Margaret Court Arena as the big favorite, seeded 10 places higher than her Latvian opponent with a place in the quarter-final on the horizon.
Tennis icon Rod Laver, who many believe is the greatest player of all-time, has given his thoughts on who he thinks is the player to beat at this year's Australian Open - and it's NOT Novak Djokovic.
American rising star Sebastian Korda has reached the first Grand Slam quarter-final of his fledgling career after battling through a five-set thriller to beat Poland's No 10 seed Hubert Hurkacz.
The Canadian sixth seed was beaten in four sets -6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-7 - by Czech underdog Jiri Lehecka early on Sunday morning UK time to become the final star in Netflix's new series to exit.
Snubbed at the start of the tournament by being exiled to the outside courts, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina may yet end up having the last laugh at the Australian Open.
Jessica Pegula made light work of Barbora Krejcikova to seal a straight-sets win and book her spot in the quarter-final of the Australian Open on Sunday morning.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: This is still the era of Andy Murray in tennis. He stands out as someone who represents the complete opposite of those terms, and will continue to do so.
Samantha Stosur has revealed the greatest regret of her celebrated tennis career - and it's not what most fans would think.
Retired tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has lifted the lid on her feud with controversial Latvian star Jelena Ostapenko while commentating at the Australian Open.
Footage has emerged of Australian Open hopeful Alex de Minaur in a bizarre hazing ritual for the Aussie Davis Cup side that features him dancing in a leotard.
Yoshihito Nishioka left fans and experts stunned in his astounding capitulation toKaren Khachanov at the Australian Open - recording an incredibly rare 'bronze set' in the process.
22-time grand slam champion Pam Shriver has slammed tennis for not protecting female players from their older male coaches - something she knows more about that anyone.
Aussie tennis stars John Millman and Alex de Minaur share a strong bromance. Now that friendship has been put to the test with Millman challenged to call 'Demon' live on TV.
Aryna Sabalenka wore an identical outfit to her opponentBelinda Bencic, as she showcased her awesome power by blasting 32 winners to charge into the Australian Open quarter-finals.
The 27-year-old star had his troublesome knee operated on in Canberra on Monday and shared two posts while he was in hospital - with one of them proving he's anything but happy to be there.
Eugenie Bouchard's tennis career may be on the slide but the sport's glamour queen was still turning heads on a recent trip to a beach in Miami, Florida.
Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic's brave run to the Australian Open finals with an injured leg has been tempered by fresh accusations he could have broken rules with a mystery drink bottle.
When discussing the status of his injury with Jim Courier on court, Djokovic amused the Melbourne crowd after revealing he was taking anti-inflammatory pills to help him deal with the injury.
This was the fifth time these two were meeting - Bautista Agut had won three of the previous four - but Paul looked confident and that only grew as the match wore on inside Margaret Court Arena.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: If Novak Djokovic is the same hurricane which blew away the last remaining player from the host nation, then the others will have to limit their ambition.
Novak Djokovic might have dismantled Alex de Minaur with the clinical precision of a well-oiled machine at the Australian Open, but afterwards he showed there is a heart of gold underneath.
Footage of ball kids at the Australian Open drying the court by hand after the heavens opened on Rod Laver Arena left scores of tennis fans stunned on Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne.
A shocking call on the first point of a mixed doubles quarter-final left many tennis fans - and the four players - completely baffled at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
