Djokovic & Nadal to clash in AO 2019 final

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Patna : Six times champion and World No 1 in ATP rankings Novak Djokovic, 31, crushed World No 31 Lucas Pouille, 24, France, in the semi-finals in straight sets to storm into the finals of Australian Open (AO) on January 25, 2019, his 7th AO final. Djokovic, the winner of 14 Grand Slam singles titles, brushed aside Pouille 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia.also won 7 games in a row in the match.

Djokovic was just as ruthless as World No 2 Rafael Nadal, the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, was in his semi-finals match against sensational Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, Greece, the World No 15, on  January 23, 2019. Djokovic conceded just 4 games to Pouille while Nadal had conceded 6 games to Tsitsipas.

Djokovic and Nadal will clash in the AO final on January 27, 2019. Djokovic and Nadal had clashed in AO final in 2012 in a marathon match. Djokovic has won their last seven matches on hard courts. Djokovic leads Nadal 27-25 head to head.

Djokovic fired 6 Aces in the match to 5 by Pouille, who committed 3 double faults. Djokovic won 7 break points to none by Pouille. Djokovic’s winning percentage on both his and second serve ( 84& 87%) was much higher than that of Pouille ( 68% & 29 %). Djokovic won 7 games in a row in the match.