Novak Djokovic wins record-extending ninth Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is undamaged _ 9 finals, 9 championships.
And he retains gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal within the Grand Slam standings, now as much as 18 general, two away from the boys’s document shared by his two rivals.
Djokovic used very good serving and his typical relentless returning and baseline supremacy to seize 11 of 13 video games in a single stretch and beat a visibly annoyed Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday for a 3rd trophy in a row at Melbourne Park.
The 33-year-old from Serbia improved to 18-0 mixed in semifinals and finals on the laborious courts of the Australian Open.
Looking on the larger image, Djokovic has received six of the final 10 main tournaments and is assured of remaining at No. 1 within the rankings not less than by means of March 8. That will give him 311 weeks within the prime spot, breaking a mark held by Federer.
The No. 4-ranked Medvedev was showing in his second Grand Slam remaining _ he was the runner-up to Nadal on the 2019 U.S. Open _ however remains to be left attempting gather his first such championship.
Djokovic ended the 25-year-old Russian’s 20-match successful streak. Medvedev additionally had received his earlier 12 matches towards Top 10 opponents.
But going up towards Djokovic in Australia is a a lot completely different problem.
By the second set, as issues slipped away, Medvedev bounced his white racket off the blue court docket, then completely destroyed it with a full-on spike. By the third, he saved wanting up at his coach with palms up as if to ask, “What can I possibly do here?”
It is a well-recognized sentiment on this stadium, on this court docket, at this match. Federer, Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem _ all Grand Slam champions, all defeated by Djokovic in semifinals or finals in Melbourne.
So place the 9 triumphs in Australia alongside 5 at Wimbledon, three on the U.S. Open and one on the French Open for Djokovic.
The math appears to be like good for Djokovic. He is a couple of yr youthful than Nadal and 6 1/2 youthful than Federer, who turns 40 in August. Federer hasn’t competed in additional than a yr after having two knee operations however is anticipated to show to the tour subsequent month.