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How Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem match up ahead of their Australian Open final at Melbourne Park on Sunday night.
HOW NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND DOMINIC THIEM MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL ON SUNDAY NIGHT:
2-NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) leads 5-DOMINIC THIEM (AUT) 6-4 (trails 2-1 at grand slams)
2019 ATP Finals, London, indoor hard, RR, Thiem 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5)
2019 French Open, clay, SF, Thiem 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5
2019 Madrid Masters, clay, SF, Djokovic 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4)
2018 Monte Carlo Masters, clay, R16, Thiem 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 6-3
2017 French Open, clay, QF, Thiem 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-0
2017 Rome Masters, clay, SF, Djokovic 6-1 6-0
2016 ATP Finals, London, indoor hard, RR, Djokovic 6-7 (10-12) 6-2 6-0
2016 French Open, clay, SF, Djokovic 6-2 6-1 6-4
2016 Miami Masters, hard, R16, Djokovic 6-3 6-4
2014 Shanghai Masters, hard, R32, Djokovic 6-3 6-4
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Age: 32
Born: Belgrade, Serbia
Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 188cm
Weight: 77kg
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 2
Career prize money: $US140,228,279
Career titles: 77
Career win-loss record: 905-187
Grand slam titles: 16 (Australian Open 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16, 2019; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014-15, 2018-19; US Open 2011, 2015, 2018)
Grand slam win-loss record: 286-43
Australian Open win-loss record: 74-8
Best Australian Open results: champion 2008, 2011, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2019; finalist 2020
ROAD TO FINAL
1st rd: bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 2-6 6-1
2nd rd: bt Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 6-1 6-4 6-2
3rd rd: bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-3 6-2 6-2
4th rd: bt 14-Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-4
QF: bt 32-Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-1)
SF: bt 3-Roger Federer (SUI) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-3
DOMINIC THIEM
Age: 26
Born: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Lives: Lichtenworth, Austria
Height: 185cm
Weight: 79kg
Plays: right-handed
Ranking: 5
Career prize money: $US22,406,618
Career titles: 16
Career win-loss record: 282-150
Grand slam titles: 0
Grand slam win-loss record: 60-24
Australian Open win-loss record: 16-6
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2020
ROAD TO FINAL
1st rd: bt Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-3 7-5 6-2
2nd rd: bt Alex Bolt (AUS) 6-2 5-7 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-2
3rd rd: bt 29-Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-2 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4
4th rd: bt 10-Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-2 6-4 6-4
QF: bt 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 7-6 (10-8)
SF: bt 7-Alexander Zverev (GER) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4)
