Emotional Djokovic hails biggest victory of his life, ties Nadal’s 22 Slams

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MELBOURNE – An emotional Novak Djokovic called it “the biggest victory in my life” after sweeping past Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns on Sunday. The Serb, 35, will return to world No. 1 as he...

Djokovic won his first Grand Slam in 2008 on Rod Laver Arena while Tsitsipas burst on the scene in 2019 when he stunned defending champion Federer in the last 16.

He worked two break points on Tsitsipas’s opening serve, to no avail, but kept probing and the Greek handed him a break for 3-1 with a careless double fault. Tsitsipas, 24, in only his second Grand Slam final to Djokovic’s 33rd, appeared nervous, losing the first set. But the Serb clung on to keep the set on serve and it went to a tiebreak, where his greater experience roared to the fore.

“He’s the greatest that has ever held a tennis racket, for sure... I don’t think there’s any reason for me to be affected by today’s loss.”

 

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