Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for the tenth time. The Serbian tennis participant defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the remaining.
On Sunday (29.01.2023), after nearly three hours of play, Djokovic defeated the Greek 6:3, 7:6 and seven:6.
Overall, it was Djokovic’s twenty second Grand Slam singles title. In this manner, Djokovic repeated the document set by Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who retired early on account of damage in Melbourne.
“You are the biggest individual to ever maintain a tennis racket. You pushed me too”Tsitsipas praised his opponent.
Perfect document in Melbourne
Novak Djokovic, who missed out on the 2022 Australian Open after days of controversy for refusing a corona vaccination, reached the remaining in Melbourne for the tenth time, thus securing an ideal document.
| participant | subject | Melbourne | Paris | Wimbledon | big apple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rafael Nadal |
22 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
|
Novak Djokovic |
22 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
|
Roger Federer |
20 |
6 |
1 |
eighth |
5 |
|
Pete Sampras |
14 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
Roy Emerson |
12 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
With the success, Djokovic changed absent Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz at the prime of the world rankings. The 35-year-old begins his 374th week as the world’s prime ranked tennis participant on Monday – and there are numerous indicators of a protracted new period.
obstacles
A day later, after Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka won the Grand Slam beneath the impartial flag, Djokovic made his mark on the males’s facet. Although Djokovic dropped only one set all through the event, his path to the title has been hampered: he has been beneath intense scrutiny for final yr’s occasions, accused of appearing partially due to hip issues, and defended in opposition to the allegations. publicly defended his father over an incident involving an unauthorized bathroom break and a pro-Russian crowd.
His former coach, Boris Becker, famous: “There are many secondary theaters of conflict that disrupt his focus.” Djokovic left every little thing. “In my case, I really feel like issues are coming collectively for a purpose,” he mentioned. It’s “not a great state of affairs” to cope with issues like that off the subject, “nevertheless it’s a part of my life.”
Using this, he tries to turn into “stronger and stronger”. He proved this in the thirty third remaining of the “Grand Slam” event. As was the case in a good second set with exhausting serves, highly effective returns and unimaginable nerve, Djokovic pushed his Greek opponent to his limits time and time once more to take probabilities.
Djokovic performed for the first time in the event with out a white bandage on his left thigh, which, in contrast to in the first rounds, didn’t appear to hinder him in any respect. An age distinction of 11 years and 28 days – the greatest distinction between two Australian Open finalists in the skilled period – was not observed. Djokovic seemed match, recent and extremely motivated.
Tsitsipas finds a greater manner into the recreation in the second sentence
The 24-year-old Tsitsipas, who selected the Australian Open as his “residence Slam”, discovered his recreation significantly better from the second set in his second Grand Slam remaining and in doing so fired up the environment at Rod Laver Arena, residence to round 15,000 spectators. Thousands of tourists additionally supported the many public viewing areas in Melbourne Park. In the finish, Tsitsipas needed to concede defeat to Djokovic, identical to in the 2021 French Open remaining.
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