The men's singles championship is on the line tonight as Stefanos Tsitsipas chases a breakthrough victory against nine-time winner Novak Djokovic. Get the lowdown on the much-anticipated encounter at Melbourne Park.
abc.net.au/news/australian-open-novak-djokovic-stefanos-tsitsipas-final-preview/101903610On one side of the net is the world number four and Australian Open third seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas, bidding to win his first major.
The Serb, ranked fifth in the world, is competing 12 months after he was deported from Australia, which prevented him from defending the title he won in 2021.The match will be played on Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena, starting at 7:30pm AEDT — that's 7:00pm in Adelaide , 6:30pm in Brisbane , 6pm in Darwin and 4:30pm in Perth .The Nine Network is Australia's free-to-air broadcaster for the Australian Open.
If Djokovic gets up, next week will be his 374th as number one, which will extend his record for most weeks in the spot. Tsitsipas has encountered little trouble in reaching the final, with his only true test coming when he was taken to five sets by 15th seed Jannik Sinner in the fourth round.
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