FACTBOX: Australian Open finalist Novak Djokovic

Factbox on Serbia's Novak Djokovic who will contest his sixth Australian Open men's singles final against Andy Murray on Sunday.

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Born: Belgrade, May 22, 1987 (28)

Seeding: 1

GRAND SLAM TITLES

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10: Australian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, 2015; U.S. Open: 2011, 2015

BACKGROUND

Began playing tennis aged four. His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

PATH TO THE FINAL

1st round bt Chung Hyeon (South Korea) 6-3 6-2 6-4

2nd round bt Quentin Halys (France) 6-1 6-1 7-6(3)

3rd round bt 28-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-1 7-5 7-6(6)

4th round bt 14-Gilles Simon (France) 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4 4-6 6-3

QF bt 7-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-3 6-2 6-4

SF bt Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3

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