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Australian Open 2020 Final, Dominic Thiem vs Novak Djokovic LIVE Score: Thiem breaks to level first set

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14:57 (IST)

Djokovic 4-4 *Thiem (* denotes server)

Once again Thiem has to get the rabbit out of that hat with a huge groundstroke opening up the court and then moving up for a volley winner on break point. Incredible hitting from Thiem. Couple of big hits later, Thiem holds. Crowd is incredibly loud as Thiem holds and levels the first set

14:53 (IST)

Restarting the final here then? 

14:51 (IST)

Djokovic 4-3 *Thiem (* denotes server)

A HUGE 24 SHOT RALLY! 15-30 and suddenly Djokovic is suddenly, out of nowhere, under pressure. Both players go side-to-side and back-and-forth before Thiem pulls out a huge forehand winner. Djokovic errs with his backhand, sends it into the net, and that is break back! Thiem clenches his fist as he takes the chair

14:47 (IST)

Djokovic 4-2 *Thiem (* denotes server)

From 40-15, Djokovic persists and forces Thiem into serving at deuce. First point is replayed after an incorrect call by the linesperson. The second point sees Thiem bring up advantage with an error but Djokovic cuts that short immediately. An ace and backhand error later, Thiem holds to keep it to one break gap.

14:41 (IST)

Djokovic* 4-1 Thiem (* denotes server)

Another service game, another point dropped and another hold in the end. Novak Djokovic making it look easy. He's just that good!

14:40 (IST)

Not going to make it easy for Thiem

14:39 (IST)

Djokovic 3-1 *Thiem (* denotes server)

Dominic Thiem holds! And what a Herculean challenge it has been to get on the board. 30-30, 40-30 and Djokovic keeps coming at him. Keeps making him play one more ball and keeps the pressure alive. Even on game point as Thiem looked to hold, Djokovic prolonged the effort by moving up to the net, then a tweener on the lob before Thiem closed it out at the net. 

14:37 (IST)

So far this holds true

14:30 (IST)

Djokovic* 3-0 Thiem (* denotes server)

Novak Djokovic has raced away to a three-love lead and we've only played 13 minutes. Djokovic absolutely sensational at the start and Thiem needed to nullify the early pressure but so far its proven difficult. 

14:28 (IST)

Djokovic 2-0 *Thiem (* denotes server)

From 40-15 up, Thiem is made to face some pressure by Djokovic early on. Deep returns and measured approach all around from Novak. Thiem not facing a break point with two aces on the deuce court. But it is the ad court which is proving to be the challenge. A second deuce later, break point for Djokovic after lovely play at the net from both players before Thiem errs. BREAK! Thiem shanks his forehand on a deep, defensive reply on to the net.

14:24 (IST)

Djokovic has faced little pressure on his serve this past two weeks. We know why!

14:20 (IST)

Djokovic* 1-0 Thiem (* denotes server)

A point dropped in the opening game but a comfortable hold for Novak Djokovic to get the match going. 

14:11 (IST)

Djokovic to serve first

At the toss, it comes in as ANZ and Novak Djokovic opts to serve first in this final. Thiem opts to stick around to his side. The roof remains open with weather unlikely to play spoilsport. 

14:09 (IST)

Out come the players...

Dominic Thiem is the first one out. Loud reception for the finalist. Then comes Novak Djokovic and an even bigger reception. Seven-time champion looking to make it eight and odds-on favourite to do so.

14:07 (IST)

Minutes away now. Both players are out of the locker room and putting in the final warm-up exercises. Dominic Thiem has been waiting for a while now. Nervous energy? Definitely!

14:04 (IST)

Look who we have here!!

13:59 (IST)

Thiem goes for 1, 2, 150

Dominic Thiem is eyeing his first grand slam title and a first for a player born in the 90s. He would be the second Austrian if he does cross the finishing line (after Thomas Muster won the 1995 French Open) and the 150th man in history to win a grand slam. 

13:54 (IST)

Preview: Thiem vs Djokovic

With 10 minutes to scheduled start time, how about a read on the Djokovic vs Thiem matchup and what you can look forward to? Deepti Patwardhan writes on the challenge ahead - physically and emotionally - for Thiem. But it is also going to be tough for Djokovic against a player that has arguably taken the biggest steps in improving on hard courts in the last 12 months. 

13:50 (IST)

Thiem on the final against Djokovic

"Of course, I have to risk a lot. I have to go for many shots," the 26-year-old said after beating Zverev in four sets. "At the same time, of course, not too much. That's a very thin line. In the last match against him, I hit that line perfectly in London. Of course, I'm going to take a look at that match, how I played, and try to repeat it. But for sure he's the favourite. I mean, he won seven titles here, never lost a final, going for his eighth one."

13:47 (IST)

Interesting stat from long-time tennis journalist Christopher Clarey and a justified response from coach Roger Rasheed. Thiem comes in with lesser rest than Djokovic but how much does it matter?

13:39 (IST)

Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 6-4

Novak Djokovic leads their head-to-head 6-4 with 3-1 on hard courts. Their most recent meeting was at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. It was an incredible contest in which Thiem prevailed 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 including coming from 1-4 down in the tiebreak. The courts play very different with London faster than Melbourne. 

13:32 (IST)

Djokovic goes for 8, 17, 1

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is on a 13-0 run in Australian Open matches and is gunning for his eighth title. No one has more - in amateur era or Open Era. If the Serb wins, he would equal Roger Federer with eight grand slam titles at same venue (Federer has eight Wimbledon titles). A title tonight and Djokovic would take his grand slam tally closer to 'Fedal' at 17 with Nadal on 19 and Federer on 20. It would also be his 78th career title and eclipse him to World No. 1 ranking

13:17 (IST)

Dominic Thiem's third slam final

Dominic Thiem has twice reached the grand slam finals - at Roland Garros - and both were against Nadal. The Austrian ran Nadal close but not enough to lift the trophy aloft. Not easy doing that against Rafa, King of Clay, on the Parisian red dirt. Now, he faces an equally arduous challenge in Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park. The Serb is 7-0 in finals in Australia's grand slam. Each time he's reached the semis, he has gone on to lift the trophy. Talk about brutal luck!

13:00 (IST)

Hello and welcome to Firstpost's coverage of the Australian Open men's singles final!

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic finds himself up against fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem, who is set to play his first-ever final at Melbourne Park. Djokovic made his way into the final with a comprehensive straight-sets win over Swiss maestro Roger Federer, whilst Thiem got the better of highly-rated Alexander Zverev to book his berth in the finale. Stay tuned for the latest updates as we discuss the players, the strategies they might employ, and delve into some stats in the build-up to what is sure to be a thrilling contest.

Preview: Dominic Thiem knows what it's like to make it all the way through the rigours of a half-dozen best-of-five-set matches across two weeks in order to reach a Grand Slam final — only to run into that particular tournament's greatest champion.

It's happening to Thiem at the Australian Open, where he will face defending champion Novak Djokovic for the title on Sunday.

Just like it happened to Thiem at the French Open, where he was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal each of the past two years.

Djokovic already owns a record seven trophies from the hard courts of Melbourne Park. So far, he is a combined 15-0 in semi-finals and finals in Rod Laver Arena.

"It's absolutely his comfort zone here," Thiem said.

Nadal has been even more prolific on the red clay of Roland Garros, going 24-0 in the last two rounds en route to his 12 championships there.

Nadal is known as the "King of Clay," so Thiem joked after beating No 7 seed Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals Friday night that Djokovic is the "King of Australia," then added: "I'm always facing the kings of a certain Grand Slam in the final."

Also at stake for Djokovic on Sunday will be a 17th Grand Slam trophy overall, which would push him closer to the two men he is chasing: Nadal with 19, and record-holder Roger Federer with 20.

In addition to his haul from here, Djokovic's major championship collection already includes five from Wimbledon, three at the US Open and one from the French Open.

Djokovic won his semi-final against Federer in straight sets Thursday night, so he gets an extra day of rest before facing Thiem.

With inputs from AP. 



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