Melbourne, Jan. 19 -- The Serbian tennis icon and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic started off his Australian Open campaign with a historic 100th win in the tournament, defeating Pedro Martinez in his campaign opener at Melbourne on Monday.

Beating Pedro 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to complete his century of wins at Melbourne Park, now Djokovic will be going on another side quest on his way to a 25th major title, surpassing Swiss legend Roger Federer's 102 wins in the tournament. The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where he has not reached a century of wins, with a record of 95 wins and 15 losses, according to the ATP's official website.

"What can I say? I like the sound of it...Centurion is pretty nice," Djokovic said. "It's nice...