the Australian Open final between the two topseedede herrespillere, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, is a reality.
After Nadal on Thursday knocked the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, followed Djokovic on Friday up to eliminate the frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.
Now waiting for the showdown number 53 between the two stars. Djokovic has won 27 of the inter showdown, while Nadal has 25 victories.
Before the meeting with Nadal having Djokovic just play itself over Pouille. The French outsider had impressed on his way to the semifinals, but against Djokovic, there was a difference of class.
the 31-year-old Djokovic was superb in the own servepartier. He hit on 81 percent of its førsteserver and lost only three points in their own serve throughout the first set.
for The same reason he gave not a single breakbold away.
on the other hand, the frenchman is immensely difficult to hang on. Even in the own servepartier. Djokovic was adventure in the Pouilles andenserver and put him under a lot of pressure.
With three servegennembrud in the bank took Djokovic the first set 6-0 in just 24 minutes.
Only after seven parties managed Pouille to win a lot, but against the strong servende serber it was hard for the frenchman to appear threatening.
Djokovic broke for 3-1, while he with several clean servepartier rushed ahead 2-0 in the set.
The managed Pouille to leave a slightly better impression in the third set, but he escaped not to be left with humiliation.
Djokovic could look back on a match where he did not allow a single breakbold and only made five unprovoked errors.
Now waiting for that, however – on paper – much harder opponent in the andenseedede Rafael Nadal. The final is played on Sunday in Melbourne.
