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)
