Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet each other for a fifth time when the two face each other at the Dubai Open finals on Saturday. (Google Images)
Stefanos Tsitsipas is geared to play his first Australian Open final on Sunday. He faces Novak Djokovic who is eyeing his 22nd Grand Slam title.
The Greek superstar has had a scintillating start to 2023. He has reached a Grand Slam final for the second time in his career. He lost to Djokovic in the 2021 French Open final but he would surely not hope for a repeat in Melbourne Park.
Tsitsipas, a fan of Roger Federer, will face one of his idol’s biggest nemeses on the court for a chance at history. The head-to-head scoreline is not promising to watch if you’re a Tsitsipas fan. The 24-year-old has won just two matches against Djokovic and lost 10. In fact, the Serbian legend has got the better of Tsitsipas in their past 9 meetings.
Djokovic is chasing Rafael Nadal’s total of 22 Grand Slam titles. A win in the finals will also see him win a record-extending 10th Australian Open title. Djokovic is unbeaten in the season so far and Tsitsipas has a huge task in hand to try and topple the legend.
An old photo of Tsitsipas posing in front of a picture of Djokovic has gone viral after Tennis TV posted it on their social media handle. The picture is from January 2016 when Tsitsipas was at the Australian Open. 7 years later, he will be playing in the Australian Open final against the 35-year-old Djokovic.
Let’s take a look at how fans reacted to this old photo of the 2023 Australian Open finalists.
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