2016 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic focused on winning first Grand Slam of the year

Novak Djokovic has no plans to stop winning his first Grand Slam of the year when he starts competing at the 2016 Australian Open next week.

"The week that I have before the Australian Open starts will be very useful for me because I have played a lot, trained very hard, played a great five matches here,” Djokovic said, reports ESPN. "I'm going to try to manage the energy in the days to come and work on certain specific things, but I'm ready for the competition.”

The Serb cruised into the 2016 Qatar Open to grab his first title of the year, crushing Rafael Nadal in the final round of the tournament, 6-1 6-2. Even Roger Federer, who lost against Milos Raonic in the final round of the 2016 Brisbane International, cannot believe how Djokovic easily dismissed Nadal and other competitors in Doha.

“That kind of a scoreline is always a surprise between two top guys,” Federer said, reports Tennis-X. “You rarely see blowouts, so to some extent it’s surprising for sure. That Novak wins maybe not so much because he’s been on a roll for a while now.”

Djokovic, the Australian Open’s defending champion, admitted his victory over Nadal has given him confidence heading into the first Grand Slam event of the year, which kickstarts on Jan. 18. There is still no let up from the world No. 1 at the Australian Open, with Nadal and Federer also planning to bounce back from their respective defeats.

Djokovic capped 2015 as one of the greatest seasons in tennis history. Ever since winning the US Open against Federer, Djokovic has been on a run, winning the last six tournaments he competed, including the Qatar Open. “Djoker” also came close to completing a calendar Grand Slam, winning three of the four major tournaments last year.