Can Medvedev beat Djokovic in the final? List of upsets of Australian Open 2021

World No. 1 Djokovic is set to take on fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in the final of the 2021 Australian Open on Feb. 21 (Sunday).

Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open 8 times, is yet to lose the final in Melbourne. If Medvedev manages to pull off a victory against Djoko, it’ll go down as one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.

The Russian player is chasing his first Grand Slam title and has said he has nothing to lose. But he knows that Djoko will be under immense pressure because of his major success at the calendar's opening major tournament.

The 2021 edition of the Australian Open has witnessed a few upsets that made the tournament even more interesting.

World No. 1 Ash Barty lost to 25th seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals. The local favourite was chasing his career’s 2nd major title, having won the Roland Garros in 2019.

The World No. 3 Thiem, who is tipped to be the future star, lost to 18th seeded Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the 4th round. Thiem finished as runner’s up last year in Australia, while he had ended the year by claiming his maiden major title – the US Open.

After going two sets up against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals, the World No. 2 Nadal ended up losing the next three sets to bow out of the tournament. It was a great chance for Nadal to win the tournament and pip Roger Federer’s aggregate of 20 Grand Slam titles.