Novak Djokovic has just reached the Australian Open final to have a shot at winning his 8th title in Melbourne. The Serbian sensation will face an “uncharacteristic” opponent in the final as Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev are battling on the other side of the draw to reach the final act of this major. Novak is more used to play the “old generation” in the final, but he welcomes the new opposition. In the press conference that followed his victory over Roger Federer, the world no.2 commented:
“The younger players now coming up and challenging us oldies to get to the Grand Slam finals. It’s happening already. You’re going to have Dominic or Sascha in the final. It’s inevitable it’s going to happen more frequently in the future. I think it’s good for the sport. I’m going to try my best to prolong their domination in the Grand Slams as much as possible. I’m sure Roger and Rafa would agree.”
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.2, Novak has a 12-0 win-loss record in 2020. Novak is now having a run at the Australian Open where he ousted Jan-Lennard Struff 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1, Tatsuma Ito 6-1 6-4 6-2, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 6-2, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 6-4, Milos Raonic 6-4 6-3 7-61 and Roger Federer 7-61 6-4 6-3.
The Serbian clinched 1 title in 2020 in ATP Cup.
The Serbian won 78 titles in his career: 45 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.7, Alexander has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020. Alexander is now having a run at the Australian Open where he beat Marco Cecchinato 6-4 7-64 6-3, Egor Gerasimov 7-65 6-4 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 6-4, Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 6-4 and Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Alexander Zverev will face Thiem in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-2 for Thiem.
Alexander won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic.
The last time that they played, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in June 2019.
Thiem at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.5, the Austrian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020. Dominic is currently competing at the Australian Open where he beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5 6-2, Alex Bolt 6-2 5-7 6-75 6-1 6-2, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-2 6-4 6-75 6-4, Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 6-4 and Rafael Nadal 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66.
Dominic Thiem will fight against Zverev in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-2 for Thiem.
The Austrian won 16 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem |
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