Novak Djokovic def. Tommy Paul — Semifinal, Australian Open 2023

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2023

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played27 Jan 2023

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇸4 seedWon

Novak Djokovic766

Winner meets Stefanos Tsitsipas

Straight sets

🇺🇸

Tommy Paul512

What this match is worth

Points earned

+1300

Djokovic · Paul banks 800

Around this match

The other semifinal

Stefanos Tsitsipas d. Karen Khachanov7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3

Seeds left

3 of 30 nos. 3, 4, 18

Both roads here

Djokovic
Round
Paul

🇪🇸Roberto Carballes Baena

6-3 6-4 6-0

R128

Jan-Lennard Struff🇩🇪

6-1 7-6(6) 6-2

🇫🇷Enzo Couacaud

6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0

R64

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina🇪🇸

6-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

🇧🇬Grigor Dimitrov

7-6(7) 6-3 6-4

R32

Jenson Brooksby🇺🇸

6-1 6-4 6-3

🇦🇺Alex De Minaur

6-2 6-1 6-2

R16

Roberto Bautista Agut🇪🇸

6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5

🇷🇺Andrey Rublev

6-1 6-2 6-4

QF

Ben Shelton🇺🇸

7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4

Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Novak Djokovic beat Roberto Carballes Baena; Tommy Paul beat Jan-Lennard Struff. Round of 64: Novak Djokovic beat Enzo Couacaud; Tommy Paul beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Round of 32: Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov; Tommy Paul beat Jenson Brooksby. Round of 16: Novak Djokovic beat Alex De Minaur; Tommy Paul beat Roberto Bautista Agut. Quarterfinal: Novak Djokovic beat Andrey Rublev; Tommy Paul beat Ben Shelton

How they arrived

15–1

Sets won

15–4

70%

Games won

60%

1–1

Tiebreaks

2–1

0

Deciding sets

1