That’s the lot for today. We’ll be back for more tomorrow morning, and what promises to be a monstrous encounter between two power hitters, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s singles final.
Let the better player win, as Novak Djokovic once said. Bye!
Novak Djokovic began his 10th Australian Open semi-final slightly on edge. He made unforced errors that he would never normally make, he unloaded words of frustration at his team in his player box and he struggled with his usually untouchable backhand. After moving 5-1 up in the first set, his lead inexplicably crumbled.
As soon as he faced pressure, though, Djokovic was ready. After edging out the first set, he opened up his shoulders and eased to victory, outclassing the unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final for the 10th time in his career.
