Novak Djokovic stamped his invincibility in Melbourne as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6/3, 7/6(4), 7/6(4) in three hours and 10 minutes of action at the Rod Laver Arena.
It was his 10th straight victory in a final match of the Australian Open and it tied Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 grand slam titles.
Djokovic took the first point of the match, on his serve as Tsitsipas missed a service return. He held serve at love while his opponent was taken to deuce before leveling.
The critical service break occurred in the fourth game when Tsitsipas served a double fault. The gap remained to the end of the first set after 36 minutes of play.The second set was a 70-minute battle.
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