Enzo Couacaud has therefore signed a feat in this Australian Open: taking a set from Novak Djokovic, in the second round.

No other opponent than the Frenchman has so far succeeded in worrying the master of Melbourne, 5th in the world, who will aim for a 10th title at the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Sunday in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The winner (again) will become world number 1 in place of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, package due to injury.

The Greek (current 4th at ATP) seems to have more weapons to beat the Serb than Tommy Paul, surprise semi-finalist.


Novak Djokovic made short work of Tommy Paul (7-5, 6-1, 6-2) to join Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final in Melbourne!

The winner will be world number one 👀😍👏 This will be the 33rd Grand Slam final for the Serbian!!!



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If the American (35th) took advantage of a less good blow from Djokovic in the first set, to come back from 1-5 to 5-5, he was powerless afterwards (7-5, 6-1, 6-2 ), like Alex de Minaur in the round of 16 then Andrey Rublev in the quarter.

A 22nd Major in sight

If he wins in the final, "Djoko", who is still evolving with a bandaged thigh, will take a resounding revenge, a year after his expulsion from Australia for refusing the vaccine against Covid.

He will also join Rafael Nadal, the 2022 winner, at the top of the tennis Olympus, with a 22nd Major.



Djokovic and Tsitsipas have already met in a Grand Slam final, at Roland-Garros 2021. The only one to date disputed by the Greek, beaten after leading two sets to nil.

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