Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to take title
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the Australian Open final on Sunday to claim a record-extending tenth title at Melbourne Park.
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Djokovic wins Australian Open to equal Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to claim a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam crowns with a victory that returned him to world number one.
Confident Djokovic Primed For Tsitsipas In Australian Open Final
Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal's haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns. The 35-year-old Serb, who has won all nine of his previous finals at Melbourne Park, will return to world number one if he defeats the Greek third set. But Tsitsipas, who lost to Djokovic in his only previous major final, at the French Open in 2021, will himself top the rankings for the first time if he can pull off an upset. "Winning Grand Slams and being the number one in the world are probably the two biggest peaks that you can climb as a professional tennis player," said Djokovic.
Tsitsipas thriving after wake-up call, says McEnroe
Stefanos Tsitsipas's stunning Australian Open form could have been inspired by the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and other young guns stealing his spotlight, according to John McEnroe.
Australian Open chief tells Djokovic family: 'Be really careful'
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Saturday advised Novak Djokovic's family to be "really careful" of people using the tournament's global exposure as a platform for "disruptive" purposes.
Rybakina says struggled under Sabalenka ‘pressure’ in final loss
MELBOURNE: Elena Rybakina said she struggled with the “pressure” and aggression from Aryna Sabalenka in falling to defeat in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The Russian-born Kazakh gave as good as she got over three pulsating sets at Melbourne Park before losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the face of some ferocious hitting from fifth seed Sabalenka. Rybakina, who has one of the most potent serves in women’s tennis and some of the fiercest groundstrokes, powered down nine aces and 31 winners over two hours and 28 minutes of punch and counter-punch.
Djokovic says images of father with Russian flags 'misinterpreted'
Novak Djokovic hit out on Friday at what he said was a "misinterpretation" of images showing his father posing at the Australian Open with a Russian flag that had Vladimir Putin's face on it.
Furore over father 'got to me', says Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic admitted the furore over his father being filmed with supporters of Vladimir Putin affected him ahead of his Australian Open semi-final victory against Tommy Paul.