MELBOURNE: Russia’s Daniil Medvedev insists the pressure is all on defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday after he breezed past Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the semi-finals on Friday.
Medvedev, now into his second Grand Slam decider on the back of a 20-match winning streak, said the world No.1 has “more things to lose” in tomorrow’s showdown.
Serbia’s Djokovic, with 17 major titles, has won all eight of his Australian Open finals and is looking to close the gap on the record of 20 Slam trophies held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
“I like that I don’t have a lot of pressure because he never lost in eight times that he was here in the final,” said the 25-year-old world No.4.
“So it’s…
