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The last day. Going a bit earlier than normal. Men's doubles around 3 PM with Polmans and Saville, the first all Aussie men's doubles finalists for 20 odd years. The men's final will start at 7:30 and is between Novak and Dominic. Plus some wheelchair finals as well. Plus fortnite at MCA
Rod Laver Arena
Men's Doubles Final: R. Ram/J. Salisbury (11) v M. Purcell/L. Saville (WC) (3 PM Start)
Men's Final: Dominic Thiem Vs Novak Djokovic (Not Before 7:30 PM)
Melbourne Forecast (Evening)
Max 13 C
Partly cloudy
No chance of rain
Head to Head. 6-4 to Novak. But Thiem has won the last 2 matches(including the EOY hardcourts) and last 2 grand slam matches(both on clay). Thiem keeps getting the GOAT at a certain event. In his previous 2 GS finals, he had to play Nadal at Roland Garros. Now, he gets to play the 7 time Champion on RLA. Sucks to be him. he gets one day less rest, but there hasn't been any correlation between that and winning the final.
I think Thiem is one of the best shots of someone beating Novak here. His backhand down the line is epic and will trouble Novak. he will move Novak to places he doesn't like. The only person to beat peak Novak at the AO was someone else who had a 1 hander backhander(a much better one though). Theim has an outstanding record against Novak. Yes, it is a losing one with a lot of matches on clay, but this is Novak we are talking about. This matchup has become very common in the 2nd week in France and Domi has cleared the Novak level there twice in the past with last years FO Semi-final being fantastic drama over 2 days. I think it will be closer than what people think. Novak in 5
Rod Laver Arena
Men's Doubles Final: R. Ram/J. Salisbury (11) v M. Purcell/L. Saville (WC) (3 PM Start)
Men's Final: Dominic Thiem Vs Novak Djokovic (Not Before 7:30 PM)
Melbourne Forecast (Evening)
Max 13 C
Partly cloudy
No chance of rain
Head to Head. 6-4 to Novak. But Thiem has won the last 2 matches(including the EOY hardcourts) and last 2 grand slam matches(both on clay). Thiem keeps getting the GOAT at a certain event. In his previous 2 GS finals, he had to play Nadal at Roland Garros. Now, he gets to play the 7 time Champion on RLA. Sucks to be him. he gets one day less rest, but there hasn't been any correlation between that and winning the final.
I think Thiem is one of the best shots of someone beating Novak here. His backhand down the line is epic and will trouble Novak. he will move Novak to places he doesn't like. The only person to beat peak Novak at the AO was someone else who had a 1 hander backhander(a much better one though). Theim has an outstanding record against Novak. Yes, it is a losing one with a lot of matches on clay, but this is Novak we are talking about. This matchup has become very common in the 2nd week in France and Domi has cleared the Novak level there twice in the past with last years FO Semi-final being fantastic drama over 2 days. I think it will be closer than what people think. Novak in 5