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Novak Djokovic

will play his ninth

Australian Open

final

after beating

Aslan Karatsev

(6-3, 6-4, 6-2)

on the fast track

.

The Serbian, already recovered from the problems that he dragged this week, doubled the vigor of the great surprise of the tournament to book an appointment with his fetish scene: whenever he reached the final in Melbourne he lifted the title.

Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas

will have to fight against that dominance

, the last obstacle that can separate the world number one from his 18th Grand Slam trophy.

Aslan Karatsev's adventure in

Melbourne

ended at Djokovic's feet.

At the age of 27, the Russian puncher made his debut in Australia with just three ATP career victories and leaves with three seeds among his victims.

But at the moment of truth, there were no more surprises from Karatsev or annoyances from the Serbian, who warns.

"

I felt better than I had in the whole tournament

. I was able to hit the ball without feeling pain. It was my best match and it came at the right time."

Karatsev's powerful punch surprised Nole live as much as those who fell before him.

The only option for the Russian was to continue hitting as he had done so far, but against one of the best receivers on the circuit, that strategy had a path already marked.

It took Djokovic eight games to get the point from the Russian

and from now on the match was his.

Looking for cracks in a wall that did not have them, the Russian gave up his serve in the eighth game with three unforced errors.

The Serbian closed the set with two direct aces.

It was the best stretch of the game for Djokovic, who went head first into that gap.

Karatsev saved the first game to serve the second set but the Serbian broke the next two blank to make it 5-1.

The meeting seemed to go downhill, but the Russian took resolution from where he did not seem to have it to stand up.

Karatsev was scratching at the Serbian's armor

and at times even liking himself.

A backhand stop to suddenly change the rhythm and break the Serbian.

A direct restaurant.

But Nole, very sure with his serve, saved what did not come down to a bad drink.

Karatsev pushed Djokovic enough to make him look uncomfortable past the start of the second set, but even the best week of his career wasn't enough to cut off the Serbian en route to the Australian Open final.

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