MELBOURNE - Tennis fans may already know who will win the Australian Open men's title on Sunday, after Novak Djokovic made it to the semi-finals by defeating fifth seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets.
For those who are into history, they will point to the fact that the nine-time champion has gone on to win the title-decider every time he makes the last four at Melbourne Park.
The Serb again delivered a masterclass on Wednesday to edge closer to a 22nd Grand Slam title after he beat Rublev of Russia 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena, and meets Tommy Paul on Friday for a place in Sunday's final.
The unseeded American Paul defeated countryman Ben Shelton 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
"I cannot be happier with my tennis, honestly," said Djokovic, after reaching a 10th Australian Open semi-final only Roger Federer (15) and Jack Crawford (11) have been there more often.
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