Bedene brushed aside by confident Djokovic

Aljaz Bedene showed glimpses of the talent he could soon be parading as a British passport holder before bowing out of the Australian Open at the hands of four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

The 25-year-old Slovenian is a resident of Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire, England and is awaiting the outcome of his application to become a British citizen.