It’s time for the grand final of the first tournament Grand Slam Of the year they arrived and there they will face each other the absolute king of the Australian Open Novak Djokovic (9 wins without defeat in a final) Stefanos Tsitsipas who reached the final for the first time after four semi-final appearances (three in a row) (10:30, Eurosport 1).
Of course, this is the second Grand Slam final for Stefanos, where he was again invited to overcome the Serb’s hurdle.
In 2021 he took the title at Roland Garros, but despite leading 2-0, Novak Djokovic He did the opposite and won 3-2. This is the only defeat for Stefanos in a match he led with sets 2-0 …
Whoever wins, the fact is, history will be made at Rod Laver Arena.
Stefanos achieved his first Grand Slam tournament title, but also secured the number one spot in the world rankings. Achievements, even the appearance of himself and Maria Sakkari, seemed unimaginable for Greek tennis.
On the other hand, Novak Djokovic in his potential area will extend his record in Australian Open Over 10 titles, Rafael Nadal will pick up 22 Grand Slam titles and return to No. 1 a year after he was knocked out of the country by what happened at last year’s tournament.
“I’m on a mission to get the title. My game is on the right track and I’m fine mentally. The hardest ones are the ones that make you the happiest.” Stefanos Tsitsipas said after the semi-final match with Katsanov and about the possibility of competing in the final with Djokovic (the Serb’s semi-final was next), “I don’t work hard for easy wins,” he said, displaying the same confidence off the field as he does on the field
Unbeaten in 2023, the Greek champion seems to be going through the most mature period of his career without any outbursts and with absolute control over emotions as well as games.
But today he is called upon to face… the best (unquestionably as far as the Melbourne Grand Slam is concerned) to get to where he dreamed of as a kid.
And although Novak Djokovic has a 9-win streak against Stefanos, he also has great motivation to win (as we showed above), the truth is that the Tsitsipas we see in Melbourne in 2023 can work.
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