Can Stefanos Tsitsipas shock Novak Djokovic again? Madrid Open final lowdown

A look ahead to Sunday's men's singles action at the Madrid Open

epa07563550 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates against Spanish Rafa Nadal during their Mutua Madrid Open tennis semifinal game played at Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, 11 May 2019.  EPA/JAVIER LIZON
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What is it?

Men's singles final at Madrid Open

Who is playing?

Novak Djokovic v Stefanos Tsitsipas

When is it?

Sunday, 8.30pm (UAE time) start

Where is it being played?

Caja Magica, Madrid

How to watch final in UAE?

Live on BeIN Sports 9

What’s their head-to-head like?

Tsitsipas leads 1-0, having beaten Djokovic 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 at the Toronto Masters last year.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates a point during the Madrid Open tennis match against Dominic Thiem of Austria in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Novak Djokovic was the underdog in his semi-final match against Dominic Thiem even though is world No 1. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo

What Tsitsipas said about final?

"I'll have to be mentally prepared for Djokovic, I'm sure he wants the title as badly as me. I have never faced him on clay, so I don't know what to expect. I have seen plenty of his matches, but I'm going to try to adapt to the way he is playing on clay as fast as I can because I'm pretty sure he is not easy on clay. I’m going to have to be mentally focused and also psychologically ready for a fight. That will be very important in tomorrow's match.”

Tsitsipas' chance of winning?

The 20-year-old has a 50-50 chance of beating Djokovic, having already defeated him in their only meeting in Canada last year - although that was on a hard court. The world No 9 cannot match Djokovic in terms of experience, but he is the type of player who thrives on confidence - he famously took out four top-10 players in a single tournament, in Toronto. Clay may not be Tsitsipas' most favoured surface, although he grew up playing on that surface in his native Greece, but neither is it Djokovic's. The world No 1 is also feeling his way back to the top of his game, although beating Dominic Thiem - who is the form player on clay at the moment - will have given his morale a significant boost.

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