Serbian Novak Djokovic will seek his 22nd Grand Slam title, after getting his pass to the final of the Australian Open, in which he will face al griego Stefanos Tsitsipas, where he hopes to recover the leadership of world tennis, to be played on Sunday at the Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic assured his pass to the final by beating the American Tommy Paul with partials of 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2 in order to reach one more final in his career.
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However, Sunday will have a challenge older, since he will be in front of the Greek Stefano Tsitsipas, who broke his ceiling in Melbourne, where he had lost three semifinals, and now he will have revenge for the Roland Garros final lost in 2021, where the Serb came back two sets.
The former number one in the world did not play the edition ofl 2021 for not being vaccinated against Covid-19, a situation that led to being deported from Australia. Djokovic hasn’t lost since 2018 and accumulates 27 victories in a row, surpassing the record they shared so far with the American Andre Agassi.
They ask to vet Djokovic’s dad for supporting Russia
The Ukrainian ambassador to Australia asked the organizers of the event to veto the entry of Srdjan Djokovic, who hours before his son’s game, so as not to disturb. On Wednesday he had posed with supporters with pro-Russian flags and symbols explicitly prohibited at the Australian Open.
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The Serb acknowledged that the controversy and the absence of his father affected him and he trusted that “he will be there for the final”.
