Australian Open, Men’s Singles Final
Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park
Not before 10.30am CAT
Sunday 27 January 2019
Rafael Nadal will look to add to his tally of Grand Slam titles when he battles Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open Men’s Singles Final at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park on Sunday 27 January.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion Nadal (including one Australian Open in 2009), has defeated James Duckworth, Matthew Ebden, Alex De Minaur, Tomas Berdych, Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsistipas en route to the final.
The Spaniard is playing some of the best tennis of his career and has shown no sign of the injury worries which plagued him heading in the tournament.
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Djokovic himself is a 14-time Grand Slam winner (six of those titles at the Australian Open) and looking to underscore his status as the number-one ranked player and top seed.
The 31-year-old Serbian has fought his way past Mitchell Krueger, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Denis Shapovalov, Kei Nishikori (retired) and Lucas Pouille to reach the championship match.
In head-to-head terms, Nadal and Djokovic have met in 52 previous matches. The Serbian has claimed 27 wins compared to 25 for the Spaniard, while Djokovic was victorious in their last match, an epic semifinal at Wimbledon last year which ended 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8.
The pair’s only previous meeting in the Australian Open final was in 2012, with Djokovic outlasting his rival to claim a 5–7 6–4 6–2 6–7 (5-7) 7–5 triumph.
Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic – Head-to-Head
Matches played: 52
Nadal wins: 25
Djokovic wins: 27
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Last five meetings:
Wimbledon 2018, grass, semifinal: Djokovic won 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 3-6 10-8
Rome Masters, 2018, clay, semifinal: Nadal won 7-6(4) 6-3
Madrid Masters, 2017, clay, semifinal: Nadal won 6-2 6-4
Rome Masters, 2016, clay, quarterfinal: Djokovic won 7-5 7-6(4)
Indian Wells Masters, 2016, hard, semifinal: Djokovic won 7-6(5) 6-2
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