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Djokovic gave everything to overcome injury, says coach Ivanisevic

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MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday despite battling an injury that would have forced most players to quit, his coach Goran Ivanisevic said, adding that the world number one kept getting "crazier and crazier".Djokovic, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) and won a 22nd Grand Slam title to match Rafa Nadal, has had to deal with suspicion about the severity of his hamstring injury, which he suffered en route to winning the warm-up title in Adelaide.The 35-year-old Serb said this week that questions over whether he has genuinely been struggling only served to give him extra motivation."Let me put it like this.

I don't say 100 per cent, but 97 per cent of the players, on Saturday when you get results of the MRI, you go straight to the referee office and pull out of the tournament.

But not him," Ivanisevic told reporters."He gave everything... Every day was kind of better and better. I didn't expect this.

Okay, first two rounds okay, but then against (Grigor) Dimitrov I was very scared. But he got through and in the end he won the tournament."...

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