Six Grand Slam singles titles and more than $58 million in career prize money appear not to have affected Novak Djokovic's perspective on life, both on and off the tennis court. Not long after the Serbian star's 6-0, 6-0, 6-4 win Wednesday over Leonardo Mayer at the Australian Open - his 24th win in a row at Melbourne Park as he attempts to capture his fourth consecutive Australian title - he was asked to explain the best part of being him. ''Well, usually I do not like to talk too much about myself, I leave that to other people,'' Djokovic said. Being aware of all these things is the best of being Novak Djokovic.'' The 26-year-old former No. 1 didn't take anything for granted Wednesday on Rod Laver Arena, preferring to get off the court as quickly as possible in the continuing hot temperatures - a high of 42 degrees Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) - at Melbourne Park.
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