Serbian Novak Djokovic made short work of surprise guest in the semi-finals, Russian Aslan Karatsev, 114th player in the world and from qualifying.
The world number 1 easily dominated, Thursday, February 18, his opponent (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) and will play his ninth final at the Australian Open on Sunday, where he will aim for a ninth title.
Novak Djokovic will face the winner of the second semi-final, scheduled for Friday, which pits Russian Daniil Medvedev (4th) against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (6th).
This is Novak's #AusOpen world and we're just living in it 🌏
🇷🇸 @DjokerNole is a finalist Down Under for the 9️⃣th time. # AO2021 pic.twitter.com/5tcIiCloHu
- #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 18, 2021
With AFP
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