A triumphant Novak Djokovic paraded the Australian Open trophy around the gardens of Melbourne's Government House on Monday, his 10th title having added another notch in the plus column for those who argue he is the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT).
That debate may never be settled but if it is to be decided purely in terms of major championship success, it now moves on to the French Open in the European spring with the Serbian and Rafael Nadal tied on 22 titles.
Federer is now retired and sent his congratulations to Djokovic on Instagram - "Incredible effort, again!" - but Nadal was back in Spain being treated for the latest in a series of injuries that have blighted his career.he will recover from the hip flexor issue he sustained at the Australian Open in time to drag his battered body to Paris in May in a bid for a 15th French Open title.
"I think there's still a lot of that fire inside of me that is burning of passion for the sport and for competition and I think that's what allows me to still push myself to the limit," he said on Monday. "But I know that there is always a greater goal and a guiding star, so to say, and this trophy is one of those guiding stars, it's something that I always strive to achieve."
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