TENNIS

Australia Open Tennis: Novak Djokovic To Face Stefanos Tsitsipas In Final

Serbian Novak Djokovic will face Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in men's final of Australian Open Tennis tournament today.

Novak Djokovic surges into a 10th Australian Open Final to close in on a record-equalling 22nd grand slam crown.

The Serbian fourth seed overcame an early wobble to romp past unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2 on rod laver arena and into a 33rd grand slam title match.

Djokovic is now 11-nil for the season and into a 33rd grand slam final.

Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas outplayed 18th seed Russian Karen Khachanov by 7-6, 6-4, 6-7 and 6-3 in the other semi-final

Tsitsipas battled into his first Australian final and only second at a grand slam.

In the previous one, at Roland Garros in 2021, he fell to Djokovic in five sets after holding a 2-0 lead.