The World No 1 will be aiming for his third straight Australian Open title in Melbourne later this month, and the Hopman setback was his first defeat on Australian soil since 2010. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/djoko.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 330px;" /> Novak Djokovic gestures to the crowd during his 4-6, 4-6 defeat to Bernard Tomic in the Hopman Cup yesterday. Pics/getty images Djokovic was broken in the ninth game of each set in losing 6-4, 6-4 to the gifted 20-year-old. It was the first time the Serbian had been beaten by the enigmatic Tomic, ranked 52nd in the world, in four official meetings. Djokovic (25) said he wasn&rsquo;t overly concerned by the loss, having arrived in Perth only a few days ago after winning in Abu Dhabi. &ldquo;I knew I was coming here to Australia very late and it takes me time to get used to it. &ldquo;I know I am not close to my maximum, but I expected that. I was always on the back foot and he was the better player.&rdquo; Djokovic said he was well aware of Tomic&rsquo;s talent, after the Australian reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2011 and the fourth round at last year&rsquo;s Australian Open. &ldquo;He is right up there with the up-and-coming players, he is very talented,&rdquo; he said of Tomic. Tomic called it the best win of his career. He said: &ldquo;I would say so, I played a very, very good match. The training is paying off, it&rsquo;s a huge feeling. I am improving and this is a good sign.&rdquo; Results Serbia beat Australia 2-1 Italy beat Germany 2-1u00a0

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Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat to Bernard Tomic at the mixed-teams Hopman Cup yesterday

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