Watch the Australian Open with live streams of every court at 9Now. Click here to start watching!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The top-ranked Djokovic is 8-0 in his previous trips to the final at Melbourne Park. He is now also unbeaten in all nine semi-finals he has contested in Australia.<\/p>\n However, this year's tournament has been a rather difficult one for the Serbian star who has been battling through a mystery abdominal injury.<\/p>\n After his fourth-round win over Milos Raonic earlier this week, the world No.1 admitted he would've withdrawn from the tournament<\/a> if it was anything but a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n "If it's any other tournament than a Grand Slam, I would retire and withdraw from the event, that's for sure," he said at the time.<\/p>\n Speaking after his dominant win over Karatsev, Djokovic revealed he felt "no pain" and showed no issues tonight swinging through the ball.<\/p>\n "This is the best I've felt this entire tournament," he told Nine.<\/p>\n "I felt great. I could swing through the ball, no pain. Best match so far and it came at the right time. I'm thrilled to feel this way.<\/p>\n "I have two days now [until the final], I will see and talk to the team [regarding practice].<\/p>\n "I will definitely train one of the next two days, likely the one on Saturday, closer to the final.<\/p>\n "Recovery is the priority right now. I'm feeling the ball well and I'm playing well. I have enough match play and enough practice.<\/p>\n "Right now, it's gathering all the necessary energy for the most important match."<\/p>\n Djokovic in the Australian Open final will player either Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas, who clash tomorrow night.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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