The Serbian crushed Paul and will go for his third straight title at Melbourne Park. The Greek outlasted Khachanov and will be looking for his first Grand Slam. Whoever wins will be number 1 in the world.
Novak Djokovic (5 in the ATP world ranking) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) determine the title of australia tomorrow, after losing today’s semifinals against Tommy Paul (35) and Karen Khachanov (20), respectively. In addition, the number 1 in the world is at stake, which no longer belongs to the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
The Serbian, who had an impressive walk at Melbourne Park, crushed American Paul 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2, to stretch. His first Grand Slam streak of the season was 27.
Djokovic, 35, missed the last edition of the tournament because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and will now go for his third straight title and his tenth in Australia. If he achieves this, he will reach Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 conquests in Grand Slam tournaments.
For his part, Greek Tsitsipas managed to advance to the first round in his first Australian Open final by beating Russian Khachanov 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6) and 6-3, in three hours and 21 minutes of gameplay.
History between Djokovic and Tsitsipas in a Grand Slam final
The Greek, who has yet to win a Grand Slam title, lost to Djokovic in the 2021 Roland Garros final.
On that occasion, Nole prevailed in a dramatic five-set set, after overcoming an initial two-set deficit, by 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4.
In addition, in the history between the two there is a great supremacy of the Serbian, with a 10-2 advantage, with the aggravating fact that he has won the last nine matches in a row.
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Source: Tycsports
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