Djokovic's 17th Slam or Thiem's first?
Djokovic'has won all seven of his previous Australian Open finals, while the 26-year-old Austrian has never played one.
He may start raging favourite for an eighth Australian Open title but Novak Djokovic is painfully aware of the danger Dominic Thiem presents in Sunday's final.
Austria's Thiem won his place in the decider against seven-time champion Djokovic with a 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) win over German Alexander Zverev in their Friday night semi-final.
But fifth seed Thiem boasts an impressive recent record against world No.2 Djokovic, winning four of the last five meetings.
That includes their 2019 French Open semi-final in five sets and their ATP Finals clash in November.
"Dominic won our last match we played against each other, a close one in London," the Serbian said.
"He's definitely one of the best players in the world and deserves to be where he is."
He may start raging favourite for an eighth Australian Open title but Novak Djokovic is painfully aware of the danger Dominic Thiem presents in Sunday's final.
Austria's Thiem won his place in the decider against seven-time champion Djokovic with a 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) win over German Alexander Zverev in their Friday night semi-final.
But fifth seed Thiem boasts an impressive recent record against world No.2 Djokovic, winning four of the last five meetings.
That includes their 2019 French Open semi-final in five sets and their ATP Finals clash in November.
"Dominic won our last match we played against each other, a close one in London," the Serbian said.
"He's definitely one of the best players in the world and deserves to be where he is."
