Published 17:53 IST, February 1st 2020

Australian Open: Dominic Thiem's sportsmanship vs Alexander Zverev in semis wins Twitter

Australian Open: Thiem himself gave away a point to Zverev midway through the third set. He asked his opponent to challenge a wrong call by the linesman.

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Australian Open 2020 final will witness defending champion vak Djokovic take on 5th seed Dominic Thiem. On Friday, Dominic Thiem produced an amazing performance to defeat Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. This will be Austrian's third appearance in a Grand Slam final. He has previously reached  finals at Roland Garros twice. Unfortunately for him, he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nal. 

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Australian Open: Dominic Thiem's sportsmanship spirit 

Apart from his brilliant performance on court, Thiem will be remembered by  fans for his sporting gesture during semi-final game against Zverev. Thiem himself gave away a point to Zverev midway through third set of match. 5th seed asked his German opponent that he should challenge an incorrect call. One of Zverev's shot was ruled out by linesman. Thiem yelled out to him and let him kw that he should challenge call.

German star did just that and replays showed that ball h caught line.

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Australian Open: vak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem 

While Dominic Thiem will be looking to win his maiden Grand Slam title, vak Djokovic will look to lift his eighth Australian Open title. If vak Djokovic does win title in Melbourne, it will be his 17th major title. It will get him closer to Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nal’s (19) tally. 

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17:53 IST, February 1st 2020