Djokovic

Novak Djokovic stands on the brink of a historic 22nd Grand Slam title after he passed a tricky semi-final test from Tommy Paul on Friday at the Australian ...

[Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) to 27 matches. Paul will be rewarded for reaching his maiden Grand Slam semi-final this fortnight in Melbourne with a spot in the Top 20 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time. [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview), who earlier defeated [Karen Khachanov](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview) 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3. The only exception was an uncharacteristic lapse in the first set, when Paul took advantage of a flurry of wayward groundstrokes from the Serbian to recover a double-break deficit and level at 5-5. He struggled to regularly hit through the Serbian’s resilient defence, however, with Djokovic hitting 31 winners to Paul’s 18 overall. "It means everything, especially at this stage of my career," said Djokovic. Despite hitting 24 unforced errors in the opening set, Djokovic regained his composure to claim it, with some clinical groundstrokes earning him a decisive break in the 12th game. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, with the winner set to leapfrog [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) into top spot on Monday. After that I started swinging through the ball more, so I'm just really pleased to get through to another final.” Despite dropping four straight games from 5-1 to let Paul back into the opening set on Let's see what happens." [Novak Djokovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview) stands on the brink of a record-extending 10th [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) title after he overcame a patchy start to defeat [Tommy Paul](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview) 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic's father stayed away from the 21-time Grand Slam champion's semifinal victory on Friday after getting embroiled ...

Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to play at the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. “Tennis Australia stands with the call for peace and an end to war and violent conflict in Ukraine.” Russia invaded, with help from Belarus, in February.

Djokovic will play for his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Will his father, Srdjan, be in his usual seat in the stands to cheer ...

He has won four of the last six Grand Slams he has played and is often most dangerous when facing adversity. Despite wobbling in the third set with the finish line in sight, Tsitsipas came out strong in the fourth set and cruised into his second Grand Slam final, a test he said he has never been more ready for, especially with the Greek-Australian Mark Philippoussis helping his father coach. The atmosphere is likely to be even more spirited on Sunday against Tsitsipas, who is a local favorite because of Australia’s significant Greek population, among the largest in the world outside of Greece and the United States. At 4-4 in the second set, Tsitsipas turned a tight match, scrambling for a series of overheads and winning the 22-shot rally with a rolling forehand winner to break Khachanov’s serve, then clinched the set in the next game. “We are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war,” he said. “Even if it doesn’t work, I’m very optimistic and positive about any outcome, any opponent that I have to face. Djokovic jumped out to an early 5-1 lead, but after he complained to the chair umpire about a fan who was harassing him he fell into a temporary funk. He appeared on a glide pattern to yet another Australian Open men’s singles title and the 22nd Grand Slam title of his career. “So there is no disruption to tonight’s semifinal for my son or for the other player, I have chosen to watch from home.” The organization noted Srdjan Djokovic’s decision not to attend the match. Djokovic, Serbia’s favorite son and most famous citizen, will play for his 10th Australian Open championship on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, but the glide pattern is officially over. Djokovic will play for his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Tommy Paul went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront Novak Djokovic at the ...

“I was really fortunate to kind of hold my nerves toward the end of the first set. I feel like the way I started the year is the right path to do it,” he said. “I want to keep moving up the rankings, you know? Pretty much every point, the average second-serve speed was a little higher than I thought it was going to be.” I don’t want to just lose in semifinals. “Obviously I have a lot of matches to win this year. I was like, ‘All right, I’m going to start hitting my backhand; I’m not slicing well today.'” But, I mean, it’s great I got to see the level of where I want to be and know how good I have to play if I want to beat people like that. — “Attack on the second serve. — “I wanted to serve and volley some. “Playing the match and getting beaten like that kind of sucked. [Tommy Paul](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-college-andy-roddick-bc1163c454d33cfdf568625a316a7927) went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront [Novak Djokovic](https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-karen-khachanov-stefanos-tsitsipas-6d748ce8c0b961d03b9b744de9c8edb1) at the [Australian Open](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tommy-paul-andrey-rublev-3b1e5a3925f8519cfaad548fb9d3806e).

Novak Djokovic defended his father after a video emerged showing him posing at the Australian Open with some fans holding Russian flags, saying he was ...

"It wasn't pleasant not to have him," Djokovic said. I try to become more resilient, more stronger." "We are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war. Russian forces have used the letter as an identifying symbol on their vehicles in Ukraine following their invasion. "He (Srdjan) was passing through, made a photo, it has escalated. He went out to celebrate with my fans.

Novak Djokovic speaks to reporters after defeating Tommy Paul at the Australian Open. William West/AFP/Getty Images. CNN —.

“Of course, it wasn’t, again, pleasant not to have him in the box [on Friday],” he said. “I hope to have him. “The photo that he made, he was passing through,” said Djokovic. “As my father put in a statement, we are against the war, we never will support any violence or any war. But I hope people understand that there was absolutely no intention whatsoever to support any kind of war initiatives or anything like that. “I heard what he said in the video.

Novak Djokovic put aside some shaky play in the early going and took over his Australian Open semifinal against unseeded American Tommy Paul, winning 7-5, ...

"Playing the match and getting beaten like that kind of sucked," Paul said. That drought will continue for now, because even though Djokovic was not at his best in the opening set, he was good enough at the end of it, breaking in the final game, and never relented. In the first game, Djokovic flubbed an overhead, a weakness he has never solved. Serbian flags were displayed throughout the stands, and Rod Laver Arena was filled with chants of Djokovic's two-syllable nickname, "No-le! The serving was so-so. The shotmaking was subpar. If he can add one more to go alongside his seven titles at Wimbledon, three at the US Open and two at the French Open, Djokovic would equal Which was all related to an amusing moment this week, when Djokovic said about Tsitsipas: "He has never played a final, am I wrong?" There was a pause in that string of victories a year ago, when Djokovic was deported from Australia before competition began because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. 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 his quarterfinal victory against a Russian opponent. Forget about the lull of four games in a row that went to Paul. Forget about the brief back-and-forth with the chair umpire.

Novak Djokovic has put aside some shaky early play to beat unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the Australian Open final.

He got into a bit of a discussion with the chair umpire. That drought will continue for now, because even though Djokovic was not at his best in the opening set, he was good enough at the end of it, breaking in the last game, and never relented. He got broken when serving for the set there. Serbian flags were displayed throughout the stands and Rod Laver Arena was filled with chants of Djokovic’s two-syllable nickname, “No-le! Djokovic saved that, but then another missed backhand provided another break chance to someone playing the biggest match of his life. In the first game, Djokovic flubbed an overhead, a weakness he’s never solved. The serving was so-so. The 25-year-old was born in New Jersey and grew up in North Carolina, playing tennis at a club where the walls were festooned with posters of Andy Roddick — the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title, way back at the 2003 U.S. The shotmaking was subpar. There was a pause in that string of victories a year ago, of course, when Djokovic was deported from Australia before competition began because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. If he can add one more to go alongside his seven titles at Wimbledon, three at the U.S. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic is one victory away from his 10th Australian Open men's singles title and 22nd career Grand Slam crown after ousting surprise ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic's father stayed away from the 21-time Grand Slam champion's semifinal victory on Friday after getting embroiled ...

Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to play at the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. “Tennis Australia stands with the call for peace and an end to war and violent conflict in Ukraine.” Russia invaded, with help from Belarus, in February.

Despite a ban on Russian flags, Novak Djokovic's father got caught up in the controversy when on Wednesday images of him posing with pro-Russian fans began ...

I heard what he said in the video – he said ‘cheers’ and unfortunately some of the media has interpreted that in a really wrong way. It’s not something that I want or need, and I hope that people will let it be, and we can focus on tennis." "And the photo that he [took], he was passing through. And, of course, I was not pleased to see that. "I was not aware of it until last night. [victory in the semifinal,](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/novak-djokovic-returns-australian-open-final-one-year-after-deportation-saga) calling it a "misinterpretation" of what actually happened.

Novak Djokovic will look to his experience as a nine-time Australian Open champion when he meets Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final in Melbourne.

“[A] personal reason is that I feel on the tennis court I always have an opportunity to learn something new about myself [and] fight with my own demons, that I guess we all have,” said Djokovic. Tying Nadal in the Grand Slam titles race with victory in Melbourne would set Djokovic up to push for more historic achievements in 2023. Yet he will take nothing for granted in the knowledge that the 24-year-old third seed has more than enough incentive to bring his best to [Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview) Arena. “When we're on the tennis court in the midst of a battle, some of the things surface, and I have to deal with it. Then [it] was quite smooth sailing, I would say, from the beginning of the second towards the end of the match. The Serbian led 5-1, 40/30 but allowed the American back into the set at 5-5, before Djokovic regained his composure just in time to clinch a set in which he hit 24 unforced errors. He could equal [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview)’s record of 22 Grand Slam crowns with victory over Tsitsipas, while whichever player wins is also set to claim the No. “Of course, still the job needs to be done on the court,” said Djokovic, who has won his past nine tour-level meetings against the Greek. “I think that the experience of being in this particular situation and circumstances before helps. I'm really glad to overcome that crisis towards the end of the first set. “I'm of course very satisfied and pleased to be in another Grand Slam final,” said Djokovic after riding out his rough patch to reach his 10th championship match at the hard-court major. “I know his game pretty well.

Novak Djokovic says he doesn't know whether his father will attend his final matchup against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Russian and Belarusian players were allowed to participate in the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, but must do so as "neutral athletes." "Throughout the event, we've spoken with players and their teams about the importance of not engaging in any activity that causes distress or disruption," Tennis Australia said in a statement following the situation involving Srdjan Djokovic. Srdjan Djokovic was seen posing with spectators that brought in banned Russian flags to Melbourne Park earlier in the week.

His streak at Melbourne Park was put on pause a year ago when he got deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, and he has waffled ...

“The experience of being in this particular situation and circumstances before helps. 1 in the ATP rankings, a place Djokovic has occupied more than anyone else and somewhere Tsitsipas has never been. We’ll see if that is the case against Djokovic, who leads their head-to-head series 10-2, including nine consecutive victories. I try to become more resilient, more stronger.” Djokovic isn't sure whether his father will be present for the final. And now Djokovic needs just one more victory, against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final, to collect what would be a record-extending 10th championship there and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall.