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Novak Djokovic wins in straight sets

Updated: January 14, 2013, 10:50 AM ET
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Same Grand Slam, same court, same result. Only the year was different for Novak Djokovic -- and the amount of time he needed on the bright blue hard surface at Rod Laver Arena.

The Australian Open defending champion took his first step toward winning his third consecutive title at Melbourne Park -- and fourth overall -- with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu of France on Monday.

The match lasted 1 hour, 42 minutes, more than four hours ...

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Australian Open 2013 -- Jan. 13-Jan. 27

2012 champions
Women's singles:
Victoria Azarenka
Men's singles:
Novak Djokovic
Women's doubles:
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva
Men's doubles:
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
Mixed doubles:
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Horia Tecau
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