Novak Djokovic was even more ruthless than Rafael Nadal in racing through to the Australian Open final. Djokovic and Nadal will now meet for the 53rd time on Sunday, with the Serbian bidding to become the first man to win the title seven times. Picture of the dayEven at full stretch, Lucas Pouille could do nothing about the brilliance of Novak Djokovic (Andy Brownbill/AP)Tweet of the daySometimes you just have to say “too good”... So there was understandable joy when the 34-year-old teamed up with Zhang Shuai to win the women’s doubles title. The Australian Open title and the world number one ranking will be on the line when Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova clash in a big-hitting women’s final on Saturday evening.

Source: Irish Examiner January 25, 2019 12:56 UTC