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Will Djokovic win his 10th Australian Open title on Sunday?

By Andris Heks - posted Tuesday, 24 January 2023


However, if Djokovic's body can hold up, then it is almost certain that he will go all the way.

That is, because none of his remaining opponents has ever won a Grand Slam, while he has won a Slam a staggering 21 times.

And Grand Slams for men, with the necessity of winning three sets to win a match are infinitely harder to win than Challenger Championships which only require two sets to win a match.

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The chance is that unless any of his opponents can finish him in three straight sets, once Djokovic wins a single set, even if it comes after losing the first two, he will win the match in five sets.

Why?

Because he has done this several times in Grand Slams whilst his current opponents do not have the experience of having even won a single Grand Slam.

Djokovic demonstrated time and time again that even when he is two sets down, he can step up his game to such a high level that he can overcome his opponents in five sets.

What also goes against would-be first time winners in a Grand Slam against Djokovic is the likely disabling anxiety on their parts, as they get closer to victory.

That anxiety tends to become so high with players who have not won a Grand Slam before, that it is likely to prevent them from being able to serve out the match against a highly experienced and super-confident Djokovic.

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So, perhaps Djokovic's greatest remaining potential foe is his injury. Should it stay low grade, he is likely to achieve his objective and win the Australian Open again for a staggering tenth time.

 

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Andris Heks worked as a Production Assistant and Reporter on 'This Day Tonight', ABC TV's top rating pioneering Current Affairs Program and on 'Four Corners' from 1970 till 1972. His is the author of the play 'Ai Weiwei's Tightrope Act' and many of his articles can be viewed here: https://startsat60.com/author/andris-heks.

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