Novak Djokovic once again made it clear that his desire to be the most winning tennis player in history is still intact and took the ticket to the Australian Open tenth final of his career: he beat the American tommy paul by 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2 in two hours and twenty minutes of action to reach the last instance of the first Grand Slam of the season.
Stéfanos Tsitsipas qualified for the semifinal of the Australian Open, made a proposal to actress Margot Robbie and surprised the entire stadium
The Greek tennis player took advantage of his stay in the country of Oceania to invite the Australian artist to witness one of his matches
The Serbian, currently 5th in the ranking, is the top winner of this contest and pursues the desire to equalize the line of Rafael Nadal as the tennis players with the most Grand Slam titles in history. The Spaniard, who left this tournament in the second round with an injury on his back, add 22 of the crowns most important (14 Roland Garros, 4 US Open, 2 Wimbledon and 2 Australian Open), while Nole count 21 in their showcases (9 Australian Open, 7 Wimbledon, 3 US Open and 2 Roland Garros).
The stumbling block in the path of the 35-year-old Serb will be the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipaswho eliminated the Russian in the other semifinal Karen Khachanova with a 7-6, 6-4, 6-7 and 6-3 that lasted almost three and a half hours. The detail? Whoever wins will take the Grand Slam title but also the number 1 in the world.
* Stefanos Tsitsipas’ victory over Karen Khachanov
Djokovic swept Andrey Rubley in straight sets to move into the Australian Open semifinals
The Serbian needed just over two hours to defeat his Russian counterpart 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. In the next round he will collide with the American Tommy Paul, surprise of the contest
In the case of Nole It was the first match against this North American tennis player from 25 years that is positioned 35th in the ranking of ATP and comes from climbing to his best position (28) just a few weeks ago. In his history, only one final shines, which also meant his only crown: the ATP 250 in Stockholm in 2021.
The detail to understand the level that Djokovic is having in his favorite Grand Salm can be noted with a statistic: lost a single set in six appearances. He prevailed in straight sets against Roberto Carballes Baena (6-3, 6-4 and 6-0), Grigor Dimitrov (7-6, 6-3 and 6-4), alex deminaur (6-2, 6-1 and 6-2), Andrei Rublev (6-1, 6-2 and 6-4) and this game against Paul. The only one who managed to put mystery to the game was the French Enzo Couacaudwho came from the qualy and in the second round he won a set 7-6, but lost the rest (6-1, 6-2 and 6-0 for Djokovic).
Novak Djokovic targeted those who suspect his injuries and broke out at the Australian Open
The Serbian was upset by the doubts that are generated around his physical problems during the tournament
tsitsipas He maintained his unbeaten record against the Russian Khachanov (20th in the ranking) and beat him for the sixth time in his career, although this was the first Grand Slam celebration. The 4 in the world had just won the quarterfinals over the Czech Jiri Lehecka (6-3, 7-6 and 6-4), although he had previously taken the Italian Jannik Sinner (6-4, 6-4, 3) out of the way. -6, 4-6 and 6-3), the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor (6-2, 7-6 and 6-3), the Australian Rinky Hijikata (6-3, 6-0 and 6-2) and the French Quentin Halys (6-3, 6-4 and 7-6).
Winner of 9 titles in his careerthis Greek of 24 years he still failed to lift one of the four most important crowns on the circuit. between 15 Lost finals that it records is that of Roland Garros 2021when he succumbed to Djokovic himself in the stellar match with a 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4 on an unforgettable day.
It will be the 13th confrontation between the two in a history that the Serbian dominates with a 10-2 in his favor. The last time they saw each other was at the recent ATP Finals with the celebration of Nole, who won the last nine games in a row. Stefanos’s last celebration against this rival was at the 2019 Shanghai Masters 1000.
The great seasoning that this Sunday’s confrontation will have will be that the 1 in the world will be at stake: the winner will climb to the top of the ATP ranking. Carlos Alcaraz –current 1– did not appear in this contest due to an injury, while nadal (2 and Casper Ruud (3) they were fired in the second round, leaving the higher place open for the Greek or the Serbian if they emerged champions.
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