The Australian Open final match has been confirmed. Stephanos Tsitsipas (World Ranking No. 4, Greece) and Novak Djokovic (No. 5, Serbia) will face off in the finals for the championship trophy and the ‘World No. 1’ throne.
Tsitsipas was the first player to grab a ticket to the finals. Tsitsipas defeated Karen Khachanov (20th, Russia) 3-1 (7-6<7-2> 6-4 6) in the semifinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on the 27th (Korean time). -7 <6-7> 6-3) and advanced to the final.
Tsitsipas, who won the tiebreaker in the first set, lost the match 6-7 in the tiebreaker in the third set, but won the fourth set 6-3 and won the bloody fight for 3 hours and 21 minutes. 안전놀이터
In the second round of the semifinals that followed, Djokovic won a ticket to the final. Djokovic reached the final stage with a 3-0 (7-5 6-1 6-2) victory in the semifinal against Tommy Paul (35th, USA) held at the same place.
A head-to-head match between world rankings 4 and 5. Whoever wins will be history. Chichipas, who turned professional in 2016, is aiming for his first championship by reaching the final of his first Australian Open. Tsitsipas reached the semifinals in all 2019, 2021 and 2022 competitions, but never made it to the finals. At the end of the 3rd and 4th rounds, he aims to win his first major tournament in his career.
Djokovic is a seasoned veteran when it comes to the Australian Open. He won the Australian Open only 9 times, and reigns as the most Australian Open winner. Djokovic, the winner of the 2021 tournament, did not participate last year due to the Corona 19 vaccine issue, but he reached the final in the tournament after two years and was able to aim for his 10th title.
In addition, the winner of this final will naturally rise to number one in the world rankings. While current world No. 1 Carlos Alcaras (Spain) did not participate in the tournament due to injury, the tournament’s top seed and No. 2 Rafael Nadal (Spain) and No. 3 Casper Ruud (Norway) were eliminated in the second round. opportunity is back
Overall, Djokovic has the upper hand. They met in 12 matches on the ATP tour, and Djokovic won 10-2 against Tsitsipas. From 2019 to 2022, they met five times in the final, with Djokovic winning all of them. Tsitsipas is on a nine-game losing streak against Djokovic since winning the Masters 1000 in Canada in 2018 and Shanghai, China in 2019.