HOW NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND ASLAN KARATSEV SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON THURSDAY NIGHT:
1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) v ASLAN KARATSEV (RUS) - first meeting
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Age: 33
Ranking: 1
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US145,861,177 ($A188,400)
Career titles: 81
Career win-loss record: 941-192
Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019; US Open 2011, 2015, 2018)
Grand slam win-loss record: 301-45
Australian Open win-loss record: 80-8
Best Australian Open results: champion 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
ASLAN KARATSEV (RUS)
Age: 27
Ranking: 114
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US618,354 ($A798,700)
Career titles: 0
Career win-loss record: 8-10
Grand slam titles: 0
Grand slam win-loss record: 5-0
Australian Open win-loss record: 5-0
Best Australian Open result: semi-finalist 2021
