MELBOURNE, Australia — Over the last week or so, it’s been easy to forget that Novak Djokovic is not the defending Australian Open champion. Partly because he is a 10-time winner here, partly because of his outsized profile, and partly because he remains a magnet for drama — even when he’s not playing.
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Ahead of the tournament, he appointed old rival Andy Murray as his coach in a shocking — but also logical — union of two of the most important men’s tennis players in the last 20 years. Then he agreed to play doubles with Nick Kyrgios, clinching their transformation from adversaries to brothers that began with Kyrgios advocating
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