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Confident Djokovic Primed For Tsitsipas In Australian Open Final

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Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal's haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns.

The 35-year-old Serb, who has won all nine of his previous finals at Melbourne Park, will return to world number one if he defeats the Greek third set.

But Tsitsipas, who lost to Djokovic in his only previous major final, at the French Open in 2021, will himself top the rankings for the first time if he can pull off an upset. "Winning Grand Slams and being the number one in the world are probably the two biggest peaks that you can climb as a professional tennis player," said Djokovic.

The fourth seed, who missed last year's Australian Open when he was deported over his Covid vaccination stance, believes that his far superior experience at this stage of the tournament gives him a significant edge. "I think that the experience of being in this particular situation and circumstances before helps," he said. "I think also the fact that I never lost the Australian Open final definitely serves as a great confidence-booster prior to Sunday." Tsitsipas will have something to say about that as he pursues a first Grand Slam crown.

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