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How Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev match up ahead of their Australian Open semi-final at Melbourne Park on Thursday night.

HOW NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND ASLAN KARATSEV SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON THURSDAY NIGHT:

1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) v ASLAN KARATSEV (RUS) - first meeting

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)

Age: 33

Ranking: 1

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US145,861,177 ($A188,400)

Career titles: 81

Career win-loss record: 941-192

Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019; US Open 2011, 2015, 2018)

Grand slam win-loss record: 301-45

Australian Open win-loss record: 80-8

Best Australian Open results: champion 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020

ASLAN KARATSEV (RUS)

Age: 27

Ranking: 114

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US618,354 ($A798,700)

Career titles: 0

Career win-loss record: 8-10

Grand slam titles: 0

Grand slam win-loss record: 5-0

Australian Open win-loss record: 5-0

Best Australian Open result: semi-finalist 2021