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With the fact that Carlos Alcaraz did not start and defending champion Rafael Nadal had an early farewell, we anticipated Sunday’s match with the view that any victory in the final would be at the top of the world rankings.
While waiting for his first GS victory, Tsipasz was first in 373 weeks (a record) and was fighting for his 22nd final success, which would make him tied for first. . So the difference in routine was massive.
Djokovic, who has won 27 consecutive Australian Open matches, has met Tsitsipas 12 times so far, and although the Greek won twice in his first three matches, Since then, the Serb has been happy all nine times, making it 10-2.
It is clearly the most memorable battle between the parties Roland Garros Final 2021 That’s when Tsitsipaz led 7:6, 6:2, but Djokovic was able to turn the tide in five sets in Paris.
The Serb started brutally
This time, Djokovic, who was on his way to his tenth Australian Open title, did not start slowly. Between his two smooth serve matches, Tsitsipash kept two break points in the first, but the Greek had already failed on his second serve – and with another smooth spurt, the favorite was already gone. 4:1.
His rival, under the age of 11, finally won two matches in which the Serb had no chance of a break, but he had no chance as host, which decided the fate of the first group. (63).
A bit of a stumbling block – both figuratively and literally, Cicipasz never used his playing ball
The Greek started the second season with a confident serve, and after 2: 1 both players managed to turn the tables from 15:30. In the middle of the match, Djokovic could have had two break points, but he fell behind, and due to his previous injury, the concern seemed justified – in the end, he managed to continue without any problems.
She’s a whore Subsequently, this boom brought other service games, and with a 5:4 advantage, a break point, You got a specific point!
This was neutralized by a great game by Djokovic, who fought back in the short, taking a 4-1 lead, then brought his opponent back into the match with three gift points.
Since then, however, there has been no doubt, the Serb has won every ball session (7:6, 7-4).
Nursing, the first break didn’t matter
After a seven-minute break, Djokovic came back for the third set, which he started on a double fault, then promptly had two break points. Cicipasz, who won a betting match for the first time during the match.
He won two more games with the ball because of the momentum, but he started to make mistakes, the Serb scored three points and had a chance to equalise, and although he didn’t use it yet, he did in the next game (1: 1).
Since then, the field has become the server’s again, the next two games were more challenging, and the next games were won smoothly, so Djokovic always had a step advantage, and Tsitsipas had to fight to stay in the match at 5:4 and 6:5 – he succeeded in twice.
There was another short break, in which the Serb started this time stronger, after two short breaks he went 5-0 with lightning speed, and at 6-3 he had three match points, and he already served with the third. (7:6, 7-5).
With this, Djokovic remains flawless in the semi-finals and finals of the Australian Open, 20-0 He stands at this point and continues to rule Melbourne.
Australian Open
Men’s matches, final
Djokovic (Serbian, 4th) –Tsitsipas (Greek, 3) 6:3, 7:6 (7-4), 7:6 (7-5)
(Cover photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
