Australian Open: Thiem beats Zverev, will face Djokovic in men's final

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Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Austrian Dominic Thiem knocked off German Alexander Zverev in a semifinal clash to advance to the 2020 Australian Open men's singles final Friday in Melbourne.

Thiem beat Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to advance to the final against No. 2 Novak Djokovic, the defending champion. American Sofia Kenin battles Garbine Muguruza in the women's singles final Saturday in Melbourne. Njokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets to advance to Sunday's final on the men's circuit.

"It was an unreal match," Thiem said. "Two tiebreaks and so tough and so close. It was almost impossible to break [Zverev]. He had such a high percentage on his first serve.

Being in "the Australian Open final is unreal. What a start to the season so far."