Thiem and Djokovic battle for Melbourne title
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No. 5-seeded Dominic Thiem, eyeing his first major trophy, must figure out a way to beat Novak Djokovic, who will be appearing in his record eighth Australian Open final and 26th Grand Slam final overall
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Dominic Thiem AUT 
Novak Djokovic SRB
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
Djokovic leads 6-4 
Last meeting:
2019: 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, London
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ROUTE TO FINAL
A. Mannarino R1 J. Struff
A. Bolt      R2 T. Ito
T. Fritz     R3 Y. Nishioka
G. Monfils   R4 D. Schwartzman
R. Nadal     QF M. Raonic
A. Zverev    SF R. Federer
3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6  7-6, 6-4, 6-3
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MELBOURNE RECORD
2019 18 17 16
R2 R4 R4 R3

26-year-old is first Austrian to reach Australian Open final
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GRAND SLAM BEST
R4     Australian Open*  7 wins
Final    R. Garros       Won 2016
R4       Wimbledon        5 wins
Q-final  U.S. Open        3 wins

16      ATP titles        77
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MELBOURNE RECORD
2019 18 17 16
 W   R4 R2  W

Aiming for 17th major – three behind rival Federer
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Sources: AP, ATP, Australian Open    Pictures: Getty Images   *Prior to 2020
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