After giving Stefanos Tsitsipas a semifinal bruising on Friday, Daniil Medvedev fired a mental barb at Novak Djokovic ahead of their Australian Open final, declaring the pressure was all on the Serbian champion's shoulders.
The relentless Russian will compete in his first Australian Open final on Sunday and will be seeking his first Grand Slam title after beating Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena Friday night.
Djokovic, meanwhile, will be bidding for a record-extending ninth Australian Open title, which would give him 18 Grand Slam titles overall and leave him just two behind the all-time record of 20, which is currently shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.