Both Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas go into the men’s singles final unbeaten - but the Serbian is looking to make history on Sunday night.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will reprise their grand slam final rivalry in a high-stakes Australian Open title match after navigating through the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.
“It’s a grand slam final, I’m fighting for the No.1 spot, it’s a childhood dream to be capturing the No.1 spot one day. I’m close. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Tsitsipas, who was twice up a break in the first set against Khachanov before being pegged back and sent to a tiebreaker.He was also called for foot faults several times during the first two sets as he repeatedly stepped across the centre service line.The succession of calls clearly confused the 24-year-old before the chair umpire clarified what the issue was.
Tsitsipas said he was inspired by Marcos Baghdatis’ run to the 2006 Australian Open final - which he lost to Roger Federer - drawing on the Cypriot cult hero’s fighting qualities.
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