Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic's ability to cast aside whatever appears to stand in his way might be the most valuable. From 5-all in the first set, Djokovic claimed seven games in a row and 14 of the last 17.
Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic's ability to cast aside whatever appears to stand in his way might be the most valuable.
And remember this: Djokovic simply does not lose semifinals or finals at Melbourne Park. Does. Not. Lose. 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."I'm really thankful that I still have enough gas in my legs to able to play at this level," said Djokovic, a 35-year-old from Serbia.
"Of course, it's not pleasant for me to go through this with all the things that I had to deal with last year and this year in Australia. It's not something that I want or need," said Djokovic, who defended his father, Srdjan, for standing with a group of people waving Russian flags -- at least one showing an image of Vladimir Putin -- after the son's quarterfinal victory against a Russian opponent.That is what the No.
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. If he can add one more to go alongside his seven titles at Wimbledon, three at the U.S. Open and two at the French Open, Djokovic would equal Nadal for the most Grand Slam trophies earned by a man.
Which was all related to an amusing moment this week, when Djokovic said about Tsitsipas: "He has never played a final, am I wrong?" Reminded by reporters about what happened at Roland Garros, Djokovic replied: "That's right. Sorry, my bad."
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