Novak Djokovic unfazed by claim

World number one Novak Djokovic insists he has not been distracted at the Australian Open by allegations he deliberately lost a match in 2007.

Djokovic is bidding to win a sixth title this year in Melbourne and he improved his chances yesterday by beating Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-1 7-5 7-6 (8/6) to reach the fourth round.

In the build-up to the match, however, Djokovic was forced to answer questions relating to claims made by an Italian newspaper on Wednesday that he had “wanted” to lose against France’s Fabrice Santoro at the Paris Masters nine years ago.