The 26-year-old Austrian reached his third Grand Slam final overall and first at Melbourne Park by using his baseline bullying and big-moment bravado to beat Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) on Friday night. It is Muguruza’s fourth Grand Slam final and the 21-year-old Kenin’s first. Djokovic, 32, will be appearing in his record eighth Australian Open final and 26th Grand Slam final overall. In the third, despite looking weary and ill, Thiem erased two set points with go-for-it winners — one a backhand, the other a forehand. Sign Up NowIn the final tiebreaker Friday, Thiem’s last three points came via a pair of forehands and a volley.

Source: thestar January 31, 2020 13:52 UTC