Thiem ready to take on the ‘king’ again

Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev to set up a final against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.

Dominic Thiem will try to dethrone the ‘king’ of Rod Laver Arena when he plays in his third grand slam final at the Australian Open on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Austrian followed up his stunning win over Rafael Nadal by defeating Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-4 7-6 (3) 7-6 (4) in another tense encounter.

Once thought of as a clay-courter, Thiem has transformed himself into one of the best players in the world on hard courts and, after final losses to Nadal at the French Open the last two years, he will now take on Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park.