Novak Djokovic def. Tommy Paul — Semifinal, Australian Open 2023
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia16 – 29 Jan
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
Title defence
Rafael Nadal out in Round of 64 — won it in 2022
Seeds left
3 of 30 — nos. 3, 4, 18
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇪🇸Roberto Carballes Baena
6-3 6-4 6-0
Jan-Lennard Struff🇩🇪
6-1 7-6(6) 6-2
🇫🇷Enzo Couacaud
6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina🇪🇸
6-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
🇧🇬Grigor Dimitrov
7-6(7) 6-3 6-4
Jenson Brooksby🇺🇸
6-1 6-4 6-3
🇦🇺Alex De Minaur
6-2 6-1 6-2
Roberto Bautista Agut🇪🇸
6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5
🇷🇺Andrey Rublev
6-1 6-2 6-4
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
derived from those scorelines
15–1
Sets won
15–4
70%
Games won
60%
1–1
Tiebreaks
2–1
0
Deciding sets
1
Novak Djokovic left, Tommy Paulright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.