Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas, wins record-tying tennis title: Australian Open
Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas, wins record-tying tennis title: Australian Open
Novak Djokovic overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece to win the men’s singles tournament, winning 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) and capturing his record-breaking 10th Australian Open victory at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.
With this triumph, the 35-year-old became the first player since last June to reclaim the top spot in the ATP rankings. He is now the new world number one in place of Carlos Alcaraz.
Tsitsipas declared, “He’s the greatest that has ever held a tennis racket.”
According to the news network Associated Press, Tsitsipas said, “He’s the greatest that has ever held a tennis racket,”
With the victory, the Serbian also matched Rafael Nadal‘s record of 22 Grand
Fans had become unruly during the match
The atmosphere was electrifying and the audience was frequently violent as Serbian and Greek fans cheered for the respective players.
The 35-year-old Serbian tapped his temple and then his heart as he approached Tsitsipas to shake hands before sprinting to his player’s box where he embraced his mother and sobbed.
A year after his shocking deportation from Australia on the day of the Grand Slam owing to his absence of the Covid-19 vaccine, Djokovic’s victory was the pinnacle of atonement.
His father wasn’t present to witness his success
Meanwhile, Djokovic’s father did not attend his son’s Australian Open final on Sunday, following a backlash over photos of him posing with a Russian flag depicting Vladimir Putin.
According to AFP, at the start of the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas at Rod Laver Arena, Srdjan Djokovic was not sitting courtside with his former world number one’s coaching staff and mother Dijana.
Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas, who would have surpassed Djokovic if he had won the final on Sunday.
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