Melbourne, Jan. 30 -- After snapping his five-match losing streak against young Italian sensantion Jannik Sinner to reach the Australian Open final, Serbian tennis icon and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said that the match felt "surreal" and reminded him of the Australian Open 2012 final against old rival Rafael Nadal due to the high-quality of tennis played.

Djokovic produced some of his best tennis of the tournament, snapping his losing streak against the young Italian sensation to set up an epic Australian Open finale with world number one Carlos Alcaraz, who is also gunning for this particular Grand Slam title he has yet to win.

The match against Rafa in Australia for the title 14 years back was a massive chapter in the...