Djokovic

2023 - 1 - 27

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Novak Djokovic shrugs off Tommy Paul to reach 10th Australian ... (The Guardian)

Novak Djokovic is into his 10th Australian Open final after beating the American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.

But at 5-1 deuce, Djokovic argued with the umpire, Damien Dumusois, over the 25-second shot clock and he briefly seemed to lose concentration. He struck four unforced errors in his opening service game and quickly fell down a break that quickly became two. Paul is a solid all-around player with few weaknesses, a great athlete who is confident off both wings and a desire to finish points at the net. With 27 consecutive wins in Melbourne dating back to 2019, he now boasts the biggest winning streak in the history of the tournament. At 35, the Serbian is also the fourth oldest man in the open era to reach the Australian Open final. He made unforced errors he would never normally make, he unloaded words of frustration at his team in his player box and struggled with his usually untouchable backhand.

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Novak Djokovic sees off Tommy Paul to reach Australian Open final (The National)

The Serbian will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday in his 33rd grand slam final bidding to equal Rafael Nadal's record tally of 22 titles, while the winner ...

But Paul was unable to hold his own serve to force a tie-break and, to boos from the crowd, Djokovic returned to his seat gesturing for the noise to get louder. Djokovic looked nervous to begin with but was not punished, saving two break points in the opening game and coming out on top in all the big moments to move into a 5-1 lead. The 35-year-old had steam-rollered Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev in the previous two rounds but did not look settled from the start here, perhaps a legacy of the events of the past 24 hours after his father was filmed with Vladimir Putin supporters at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.

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Novak Djokovic To Play For Record-Tying 22nd Major Title At ... (Forbes)

Novak Djokovic will play for his 10th Australian Open title and a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam championship after defeating American Tommy Paul, 7-5, 6-1, ...

It's a childhood dream to be capturing the No. It's a Grand Slam final, I'm fighting for the No. “After that I started swing through the ball more, so I’m just really pleased to get through (to) another final.” He has improved a lot over the years. I had no intention of being caught up in this.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/1459323348.jpg) “Well, I won that match so my recollections are very positive,” Djokovic said. But the match turned with Paul serving at 5-6, 30-0 when he failed to hold. A statement from Victoria Police has confirmed all four men were evicted from the event. [said](https://nypost.com/2023/01/27/novak-djokovics-dad-srdjan-djokovic-responds-to-putin-flag-video/): “I am here to support my son only. The winner of the final will become world No. Djokovic’s mother, Dijana, and brother, Djordje, were in his box, while there was an empty seat where his father had been sitting. Djokovic leads Tsitsipas 10-2, but the Greek has a 2-1 advantage on outdoor hard courts.

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Novak Djokovic through to Australian Open final and on course to ... (CNN)

Novak Djokovic remains on course to win a record-equaling 22nd grand slam title after beating American Tommy Paul in straight sets in the Australian Open ...

After that I was swinging through the ball more and I am just pleased to get through another final.” Djokovic holds the record for the most time spent as the world No. Long rallies and you could feel the heavy legs in the first set but I was fortunate to hold my nerves. It’s a grand slam final, I’m fighting for the No. 5 in the world, the Serb played a limited schedule in 2022 because of his decision not to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “I just see no downside or negativity in what I’m trying to do out there,” Tsitsipas said. Djokovic was able to correct the skid and close out the opening set. It might not go the way I want it to, but I put 110 percent out there.” I know what’s expected and I have been in so many positions in my career,” he said in his on-court interview immediately afterwards. The final is set to be a thrilling encounter and whoever wins will be crowned the new men’s world No.1. But, Paul – the huge underdog after a dream run to the semifinal – fought back by breaking Djokovic’s serve twice to level the set at 5-5. “Long live the Russia,” he says.

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Novak Djokovic Tops Tommy Paul, Will Face Stefanos Tsitsipas in ... (NECN)

Novak Djokovic advanced to the Australian Open final after defeating American Tommy Paul. The nine-time tournament winner will face Stefanos Tsitsipas on...

That drought will continue for now, because even though Djokovic was not at his best in the opening set, he was good enough at the end of it, breaking in the last game, and never relented. In the first game, Djokovic flubbed an overhead, a weakness he’s never solved. Djokovic got broken when serving for the set there. The serving was so-so. The 25-year-old was born in New Jersey and grew up in North Carolina, playing tennis at a club where the walls were festooned with posters of Andy Roddick — the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title, way back at the 2003 U.S. The shotmaking was subpar. Open and two at the French Open, Djokovic would equal Nadal for the most Grand Slam trophies earned by a man. Djokovic is now a perfect 19-0 over the last two rounds in Melbourne, and his nine triumphs there already are a men’s record. There was a pause in that string of victories a year ago, of course, when Djokovic was deported from Australia before competition began because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. And so, not surprisingly, he overcame some shaky play in the early going and took over the match, beating Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to close in on a 10th Australian Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam title overall. 1 in the ATP rankings. Forget about how Djokovic produced twice as many unforced errors, 24, as winners, 12, in the opening set.

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Paul says Djokovic thwarted his Australian Open gameplan (Tennis Magazine)

Tommy Paul says he went into his Australian Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic with a specific game plan.

It was I think a good experience." Djokovic knows these settings and circumstances so well, especially at a tournament where he's won 27 matches in a row and is 19-0 in semifinals and finals for his career. [Tommy Paul](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-college-andy-roddick-bc1163c454d33cfdf568625a316a7927) went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront [Novak Djokovic](https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-karen-khachanov-stefanos-tsitsipas-6d748ce8c0b961d03b9b744de9c8edb1) at the [Australian Open](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tommy-paul-andrey-rublev-3b1e5a3925f8519cfaad548fb9d3806e).

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Australian Open 2023: Men's final preview, schedule, and how to ... (Olympics)

Novak Djokovic is just one win from a 10th AO title with Stefanos Tsitsipas standing between him and a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam trophy.

ESPN has the rights in the U.S. Before this run to the Melbourne final his best performance in a slam had been to reach the final at the 2021 French Open, where he was beaten by... The Nine network is broadcasting across it’s various channels. where action is also livestreamed on ESPN+. Tsitsipas has never won a singles Grand Slam title previously. Djokovic has never lost in the final or the semis at the Australian Open.

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Djokovic Sets No.1 Showdown With Tsitsipas At Australian Open ... (ATP Tour)

Novak Djokovic stands on the brink of a historic 22nd Grand Slam title after he passed a tricky semi-final test from Tommy Paul on Friday at the Australian ...

[Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) to 27 matches. Paul will be rewarded for reaching his maiden Grand Slam semi-final this fortnight in Melbourne with a spot in the Top 20 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time. [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview), who earlier defeated [Karen Khachanov](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview) 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3. The only exception was an uncharacteristic lapse in the first set, when Paul took advantage of a flurry of wayward groundstrokes from the Serbian to recover a double-break deficit and level at 5-5. He struggled to regularly hit through the Serbian’s resilient defence, however, with Djokovic hitting 31 winners to Paul’s 18 overall. "It means everything, especially at this stage of my career," said Djokovic. Despite hitting 24 unforced errors in the opening set, Djokovic regained his composure to claim it, with some clinical groundstrokes earning him a decisive break in the 12th game. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, with the winner set to leapfrog [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) into top spot on Monday. After that I started swinging through the ball more, so I'm just really pleased to get through to another final.” Despite dropping four straight games from 5-1 to let Paul back into the opening set on Let's see what happens." [Novak Djokovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview) stands on the brink of a record-extending 10th [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) title after he overcame a patchy start to defeat [Tommy Paul](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview) 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

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Djokovic Is Back in the Australian Open Final (The New York Times)

Djokovic will play for his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Will his father, Srdjan, be in his usual seat in the stands to cheer ...

He has won four of the last six Grand Slams he has played and is often most dangerous when facing adversity. Despite wobbling in the third set with the finish line in sight, Tsitsipas came out strong in the fourth set and cruised into his second Grand Slam final, a test he said he has never been more ready for, especially with the Greek-Australian Mark Philippoussis helping his father coach. The atmosphere is likely to be even more spirited on Sunday against Tsitsipas, who is a local favorite because of Australia’s significant Greek population, among the largest in the world outside of Greece and the United States. At 4-4 in the second set, Tsitsipas turned a tight match, scrambling for a series of overheads and winning the 22-shot rally with a rolling forehand winner to break Khachanov’s serve, then clinched the set in the next game. “We are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war,” he said. “Even if it doesn’t work, I’m very optimistic and positive about any outcome, any opponent that I have to face. Djokovic jumped out to an early 5-1 lead, but after he complained to the chair umpire about a fan who was harassing him he fell into a temporary funk. He appeared on a glide pattern to yet another Australian Open men’s singles title and the 22nd Grand Slam title of his career. “So there is no disruption to tonight’s semifinal for my son or for the other player, I have chosen to watch from home.” The organization noted Srdjan Djokovic’s decision not to attend the match. Djokovic, Serbia’s favorite son and most famous citizen, will play for his 10th Australian Open championship on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, but the glide pattern is officially over. Djokovic will play for his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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Djokovic says images of father with Russian flags 'misinterpreted' (News24)

Novak Djokovic hit out at what he said was a "misinterpretation" of images showing his father posing at the Australian Open with a Russian flag that had ...

"Now it's all about Russian flags and Djokovic as well." And then of course I was not pleased to see that. We will never support any violence or war," he added. I was not aware of it until last night. Srdjan Djokovic said he had been outside on Wednesday with his son's fans "as I have done after all of my son's matches to celebrate his wins and take pictures with them". "I saw as everyone else saw what happened and it was unfortunate the misinterpretation of what happened has escalated to such a high level," Djokovic said after his semi-final.

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Paul says Djokovic thwarted his Australian Open gameplan (WOKV)

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Tommy Paul went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront Novak Djokovic at the ...

“I was really fortunate to kind of hold my nerves toward the end of the first set. I feel like the way I started the year is the right path to do it,” he said. “I want to keep moving up the rankings, you know? Pretty much every point, the average second-serve speed was a little higher than I thought it was going to be.” I don’t want to just lose in semifinals. “Obviously I have a lot of matches to win this year. I was like, ‘All right, I’m going to start hitting my backhand; I’m not slicing well today.'” But, I mean, it’s great I got to see the level of where I want to be and know how good I have to play if I want to beat people like that. — “Attack on the second serve. — “I wanted to serve and volley some. “Playing the match and getting beaten like that kind of sucked. [Tommy Paul](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-college-andy-roddick-bc1163c454d33cfdf568625a316a7927) went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront [Novak Djokovic](https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-karen-khachanov-stefanos-tsitsipas-6d748ce8c0b961d03b9b744de9c8edb1) at the [Australian Open](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tommy-paul-andrey-rublev-3b1e5a3925f8519cfaad548fb9d3806e).

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Djokovic defends 'misused' father over Russia flag controversy (Reuters Australia)

Novak Djokovic defended his father after a video emerged showing him posing at the Australian Open with some fans holding Russian flags, saying he was ...

"It wasn't pleasant not to have him," Djokovic said. I try to become more resilient, more stronger." "We are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war. Russian forces have used the letter as an identifying symbol on their vehicles in Ukraine following their invasion. "He (Srdjan) was passing through, made a photo, it has escalated. He went out to celebrate with my fans.

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Novak Djokovic breaks his silence on father's photo with Vladimir ... (Daily Mail)

MIKE DICKSON: The nine-times champion, who will now have a chance to regain the world number one spot, described his parent as having been 'misused' by ...

Not causing a disturbance, he was allowed to remain until the end. ?Especially with the kind of things being chanted, said to the camera and the T-shirt which was being worn. That the crowd should have been vociferously rooting for a relatively obscure American as they did suggested that the whole episode of Wednesday has dented Djokovic’s standing. For all the maintaining of innocence it is a considerable stretch to claim that Srdjan could not have been aware of the sort of people he was consorting with. Unfortunately some of the media has interpreted that in a really wrong way.’ ‘My father has been going after every single match to meet with my fans at the main square here in Australian Open, to thank them for the support, pay them respect, and make photos.

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Novak Djokovic defies controversy to surge into Australian Open final (Independent Online)

Novak Djokovic put aside the controversy surrounding his father to beat American Tommy Paul and surge into a 10th Australian Open final Friday.

Experience helps also," he added of being in yet another final. Despite failing to get over the line when serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set, then with two match points in the tiebreak, he kept his cool to secure the win and a date with Djokovic. In the previous one, at Roland Garros in 2021, he fell to Djokovic in five sets after holding a 2-0 lead. Djokovic said after his match that the incident had been "misinterpreted", that his family was against war and he hoped to have his father back in his box for Sunday's final. A run-in with the umpire over using his towel between points seemed to rattle Djokovic and he was broken twice in a row as Paul came surging back to 5-5. Melbourne — Novak Djokovic put aside the controversy surrounding his father to surge into a 10th Australian Open final Friday and close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown.

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Polarising Novak Djokovic is set to complete extraordinary revenge arc (The Guardian)

The 35-year-old is scything his way through the Australian Open in a haze of righteous fury after being deported a year ago.

He remains, for example, a disciple of the wellness guru Chervin Jafarieh, who has a podcast with the amazingly terrible/brilliant name Wake The Fake Up, who starts each day with an hour and a half of trampolining followed by a mouthful of “longevity mushrooms”, and who basically wants to sell you his wellness products via Novak’s Instagram page. Is this all forbidden fruit, a tennis version of the good bits with the devil in Paradise Lost that you’re not supposed to enjoy? Is it wrong, is it weak, is it politically suspect to appreciate the dark pleasure in this revenger’s story, the extraordinary dramatic arc? Now, a year on, we have this, a 35-year-old scything his way through the tournament in a haze of righteous fury. By the end Djokovic was playing at something close to his most irresistible pitch, a level of intensity and precision where the opponent basically becomes irrelevant, an ominous prospect for Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday afternoon. And yet aged 35 he is now on the verge of completing one of the most mind-bogglingly cinematic narrative arcs in sporting history.

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Novak Djokovic says his father had 'no intention whatsoever to ... (CNN)

Novak Djokovic speaks to reporters after defeating Tommy Paul at the Australian Open. William West/AFP/Getty Images. CNN —.

“Of course, it wasn’t, again, pleasant not to have him in the box [on Friday],” he said. “I hope to have him. “The photo that he made, he was passing through,” said Djokovic. “As my father put in a statement, we are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war. But I hope people understand that there was absolutely no intention whatsoever to support any kind of war initiatives or anything like that. “I heard what he said in the video.

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Djokovic, Tsitsipas to meet in Australian Open men's final (WOKV)

His streak at Melbourne Park was put on pause a year ago when he got deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, and he has waffled ...

“The experience of being in this particular situation and circumstances before helps. 1 in the ATP rankings, a place Djokovic has occupied more than anyone else and somewhere Tsitsipas has never been. We’ll see if that is the case against Djokovic, who leads their head-to-head series 10-2, including nine consecutive victories. I try to become more resilient, more stronger.” Djokovic isn't sure whether his father will be present for the final. And now Djokovic needs just one more victory, against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final, to collect what would be a record-extending 10th championship there and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall.

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Djokovic shrugs off dad drama to reach 10th Australian Open final (SowetanLIVE)

Novak Djokovic shrugged off controversy involving his father to reach a record-extending 10th Australian Open final on Friday and set up a blockbuster ...

Tsitsipas earlier savoured a golden afternoon in warm sunshine as he won his first Australian Open semifinal on the fourth attempt. Whether his father's absence was weighing on him, Djokovic was in a foul mood as he raced to a 5-1 lead in the first set, repeatedly yelling at his players' box in Serbian. However, that was as good as it got for Paul, as Djokovic knuckled down to win 14 of the last 17 games in a stunning counter-attack 15 years to the day after his first Australian Open title as a 20-year-old.

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