In order to write the most beautiful page in his sports history, tomorrow he will enter the Rod Laver Arena. Stefanos Tsitsipas. The best Greek tennis player (#4) won 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 against Karen Khachanov and will face him (10.30) with an athlete he knows well: the most active tennis player world: Novak Djokovic. There is only one winner on the podium, and our champion will claim victory, which, in addition to his weighty trophy Australian Open this would also give him the number one spot in the world rankings.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic met again in the Grand Slam final at Roland Garros in 2021, where Stefanos led 2-0, but the Serb won 3-2 in the final. Tomorrow’s “duel” will be the 13th of two athletes. History is in Djokovic’s favor as he has won ten of his twelve games. Tsitsipas’ last victory over Djokovic was in 2019 at a tournament in Shanghai.

Novak Djokovic called Stefanos Tsitsipas “an interesting guy”. The Serbian defeated Tommy Paul 6-5, 6-1, 6-2 and, despite an early injury in the tournament, showed that he is in great shape. Djokovic expressed his gratitude to our tennis player during the press conference. “I have a lot of respect for Stefanos. He has improved a lot over the years and I think he is one of the most interesting guys on the tour with his off court interests and hair and everything. But it’s Sunday work, for both of us. May the best man win,” he stressed. Tomorrow Djokovic will win his 22nd Grand Slam title and his 10th title at the Melbourne tournament.

Tomorrow at 10.30 the big battle for the first Grand Slam title of the year – “I have a mission to get the title,” he stressed.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will try to break this historical record. Our champion looks more mature than ever and the way he has performed in Australia so far shows that he has locked his mind on his goal. It is no coincidence that in his statements to Eurosport he called his dream a “mission”: “I have a mission to win the title. My game is going according to plan and I am in good mental condition. The hard ones are the ones that make you happiest. I don’t work hard to get easy wins.”

“Maybe this is the most important match for both of them. Each of them claims something of their own, something that will go down in their sports history. I think the outcome of the match depends on Djokovic, because he is experienced and in very good shape. However, he is also human. I hope that the winner will be Stefanos, who is also in great shape. Of course, every match is special,” former tennis champion Giorgos Kalovelonis told K.