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How Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev match up ahead of their Australian Open final at Melbourne Park on Sunday night.
HOW NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND DANIIL MEDVEDEV SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL AT MELBOURNE PARK ON SUNDAY NIGHT:
1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) leads 4-DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUS) 4-3
2020 ATP Finals, indoor hard, RR Medvedev 6-3 6-3
2020 ATP Cup, hard, SF, Djokovic 6-1 5-7 6-4
2019 Cincinnati 1000, hard, SF, Medvedev 3-6 6-3 6-3
2019 Monte Carlo 1000, clay, QF, Medvedev 6-3 4-6 6-2
2019 Australian Open, hard, R16, Djokovic 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3
2017 Eastbourne, grass, SF, Djokovic 6-4 6-4
2017 Davis Cup, indoor hard, World Group first round, Djokovic 3-6 6-4 6-1 1-0 retired
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Age: 33
Born: Belgrade, Serbia
Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 188cm Weight: 77kg
Ranking: 1
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US145,861,177 ($A186m)
Career titles: 81
Career win-loss record: 942-192
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: 302-45
Australian Open win-loss record: 81-8
Best Australian Open results: champion 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
Coaches: Marian Vajda and Goran Ivanisevic
ROAD TO FINAL
1st rd: bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3 6-1 6-2
2nd rd: bt Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3
3rd rd: bt 27-Taylor Fritz (USA) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2
4th rd: bt 14-Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-1 6-4
QF: bt 6-Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 6-4 7-6 (8-6)
SF: bt Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 6-3 6-4 6-2
DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUS)
Age: 25
Born: Moscow, Russia
Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 198cm Weight: 83kg
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 4
Career prize money: $US14,707,309 ($A19m)
Career titles: 9
Career win-loss 170-86
Grand slam titles: 0
Grand slam win-loss record: 31-15
Australian Open win-loss record: 13-4
Best Australian Open result: finalist 2021
Coach: Gilles Cervara
ROAD TO FINAL
1st rd: bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-2 6-2 6-4
2nd rd: bt Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 6-2 7-5 6-1
3rd rd: bt 28-Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-0
4th rd: bt Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-4 6-2 6-3
QF: bt 7-Andrey Rublev (RUS) 7-5 6-3 6-2
SF: bt 5-Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-4 6-2 7-5