Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight for the Australian Open title on Sunday in Melbourne at 7:30 p.m. Novak Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, did not attend the semi-final after he was at the centre of a rather nasty controversy. Srdjan was seen posing with Putin’s supporters soon after Novak’s quarterfinal. Therefore, he decided not to be present at the following match.
The consent for Novak Djokovic’s father to attend the Australian Open final has been granted by the event’s director, Craig Tiley.
“It’s his decision. We’re going to let it be his decision and ultimately he’s got to make the call. He didn’t breach any event policy. That’s really important because what’s been written about what he (allegedly) said hasn’t been correct and I think people are back-tracking from that.
“That’s unfortunate that massive assumptions were made,” Tiley said on Sunday.
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked no.5, Djokovic owns an overall 11-0 record in 2023. Novak is playing at the moment at the Australian Open, where he toppled the world no.75 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0, the world no.191 Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-0, the world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov 7-67 6-3 6-4, the world no.24 Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2, the world no.6 Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4 and the world no.35 Tommy Paul 7-5 6-1 6-2.
Novak Djokovic will face the world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their head to head is 10-2 for Djokovic.
Djokovic clinched 1 title in 2023 in Adelaide.
Djokovic won 92 titles in his career: 49 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.4, the Greek has managed to achieve a 10-0 match record in 2023. The Greek is participating at the Australian Open where he ousted the world no.61 Quentin Halys 6-3 6-4 7-66, the world no.169 Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-0 6-2, the world no.63 Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 7-65 6-3, the world no.16 Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3, the world no.71 Jiri Lehecka 6-3 7-62 6-4 and the world no.20 Karen Khachanov 7-62 6-4 6-76 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face the world no.5 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their actual record is 10-2 for Djokovic.
Tsitsipas won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas has scheduled to compete next in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of February.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 12 times. Their current head to head is 10-2 for Djokovic. The last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 7-6(4) in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
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