Enzo Couacaud has therefore signed a feat in this Australian Open: taking a set from Novak Djokovic, in the second round. No opponent other than the Frenchman has so far succeeded in worrying the master of Melbourne, 5th in the world, a little. who will aim for a 10th title in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Sunday in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The winner (re) will become world number 1 in place of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, package due to injury. The Greek (current 4th at ATP) seems to have more weapons to beat the Serb than Tommy Paul, surprise semi-finalist.
If the American (35th) took advantage of a less good blow from Djokovic in the first set, to come back from 1-5 to 5-5, he was powerless afterwards (7-5, 6-1, 6-2 ), like Alex de Minaur in the round of 16 then Andrey Rublev in the quarter.
A 22nd Major in sight
If he wins in the final, “Djoko”, who still evolves with a bandaged thigh, will take a resounding revenge, a year after his expulsion from Australia for refusing the vaccine against Covid-19. He will also join Rafael Nadal, the 2022 winner, at the top of the tennis Olympus, with a 22nd Major.
Djokovic and Tsitsipas have already met in a Grand Slam final, at Roland-Garros 2021. The only one to date disputed by the Greek, beaten after leading two sets to nil.