Raging Novak Djokovic enters 10th Australian Open final

Djokovic held a court duel without his father Srujan after he was photographed posing with a man holding a Russian flag in Vladimir Putin’s face after his son won the quarterfinals on Wednesday. bottom.
The incident sparked a backlash from Ukraine, leading to calls for Djokovic’s father to be expelled from the tournament. Srujan released a statement ahead of the semi-final claiming he only wants peace and does not want to cause chaos.
There was an empty seat next to his mother Dijana during the game.
I’m really grateful that I have enough gas in my legs to play at this level on one of the biggest tennis courts in the world, said Djokovic, who is currently 11-0 and 33rd on the season. . Finish a Grand Slam final. Obviously I’m not as fresh as when the competition started, but I’ve spent a lot of time getting fit in the off-season to be able to play best-of-fives.
I know what is expected of me. I’ve been in that situation many times in my career. Experience also helps.
The win extended his unbeaten streak at the Australian Open to 27 games, ahead of Andre Agassi as he claimed to have dominated the Open Era record at Melbourne Park.
Djokovic has never faced Paul before and said he was wary of a very explosive, very dynamic player. – Dream of Tsitsipas -The popular Serb quickly attacked his opponent to earn his break early and broke again when the 35th pole fired a long forehand to take his 5u20131 lead.
A run-in with the referee with a towel between points seemed to rock Djokovic, and he was broken twice in a row as Paul went back to 5-5. Djokovic regrouped to hold and break his serve to win the set in the 59th minute.source: EurosportsTennisIt was all business after that wobble, but he clung to his bound hamstrings again and again and rampaged through the next two sets with minimal resistance.
He next faces Tsitsipas. The Greek reached his first final in Australia, where he finished second at a Grand Slam. Last time, in 2021, he lost to Djokovic in five sets after leading 2-0 at the French Open.
Tsitsipas, 24, is the youngest player to reach the final in Melbourne since his 23-year-old Djokovic in 2011.