Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

In the 2011 Australian Open final, Novak Djokovic secured his second Australian Open title, defeating Andy Murray in three straight sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-3) in the final match. The Serbian international had a dominant run at the hard court, establishing himself as a player to look for in between the Nadal-Federer binary.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2012: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal

The Serbian international made it to his 6th Gram Slam Final in four years, facing the Spaniard for the fourth time in a final. However, Djokovic defeated Nadal in a five-set match (5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5) to win his third Australian Open title. It was a closely contested match, with Djokovic coming out on top in the fifth and final set. This was his third successive win over Nadal in a Gram Slam final.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2013: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray

In 2013, Djokovic defeated Murray in four sets (6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-3, 6-2) to win his third consecutive and fourth overall title at the hard court in Australia. Djokovic was able to come back from a set down to secure the victory in a closely contested match.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray

Djokovic was now an invincible figure in the Australian Open. The Serbian international again came on top of his British opponent, Andy Murray, to win his staggering fifth Australian Open tile and 8th overall Grand Slam title. He registered a dominant (7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0) win in four sets to seal the final in 2015.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray

Australian Open and Novak Djokovic were becoming one hell of a love story as the Serbian broke into the finals for the second time running in two years, facing Murray for the fourth time in the Australian Open finals. The match ended more familiarly for Djokovic as he secured a comfortable (6-1, 7-6, 7-5) win to lift his sixth title in Australia and his 11th overall Grand Slam title.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2019: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal

In the 2019 Australian Open final, Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets (6–3, 6–2, 6–3) to win his seventh Australian Open title after a three-year break. This was one of his most dominant performances over the Spanish great, Rafael Nadal.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2020: Noval Djokovic vs. Dominic Thiem

Like Rafael Nadal dominated the French Open, Djokovic established himself as the undisputed king of the Australian Open, who never lost a final on the hard court in the land of Kangaroos. In 2020 again, he defeated Dominic Thiem (6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4) in a closely contested match to win his 8th Australian Open title.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev

In just another Australian Open final in 2021, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in three straight sets (7-5, 6-2, 6-2) to win his ninth Australian Open title. Djokovic was in complete control throughout the match and secured a convincing victory over Medvedev.

Since the day of his arrival on the Australian hard court in 2008, Djokovic has been a potent force to look for, and an even stronger opponent in the finals. Will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the next player to fall to Djokovic in the Australian Open final? The young Greek player has already shown that he has what it takes to compete with the best, but he’ll have to be at his absolute best if he hopes to defeat Djokovic on the biggest stage.

The match-up between these two players will surely be one of the tournament’s highlights, and fans worldwide eagerly anticipate the showdown. It will be interesting to see if Tsitsipas can become the 10th player to fall to Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday, 29 January.

Australian Open 2023: Check out Novak Djokovic’s 9 casualties in the Australian Open Final; will Stefanos Tsitsipas be the 10th on Sunday?

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