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The win by the cool and collected Swiatek sets up a final showdown with American Jessica Pegula, and she can end the year on top if she is able to hoist the trophy
Tournament director Tiley also said Australian Nick Kyrgios could return at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam after he underwent knee surgery in January and suffered wrist and foot issues in an injury-plagued 2023.
World number 128 Stricker used a massive serve, booming forehand and solid net play during a gruelling four-hour encounter in which he broke the Australian Open finalist six times for his first top-10 win
Weng came back from 14-19 to draw level at 19-19 and then saved a match point before winning the thriller 22-20.
Orleans Masters champion Rajawat will make his maiden appearance in a semifinal of a Super 500 tournament after knocking out compatriot Kidambi Srikanth 21-13 21-8 in a lop-sided men's singles quarterfinal.
Mithun Manjunath went down in three games to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic said after the final that the world No. 1 battled the injury, which would have forced most players to quit.
The Serb also equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles with the win.
An 11th straight win of the year also means the Belarusian will return to a career-high ranking of number two behind Iga Swiatek, reaping the rewards of her improved mental stability and service to emerge as a genuine threat in big tournaments.
Nine-time champion Djokovic will meet third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's decider after the Greek booked his first final at Melbourne Park by beating Russian Karen Khachanov.