Serbian celebrity Novak Djokovic swept Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 to assert the title within the Australian Open males’s singles remaining on Sunday.
Djokovic, 35, burst into the key remaining with a dominating 6-3 win in opposition to Greece’s Tsitsipas within the opening set. After breaking No. 3 Tsitsipas’ serve within the fourth sport of set, No. 4 Djokovic jumped to a 3-1 lead and maintained the benefit. The 35-year-old repeated the feat within the third set to take residence the victory.
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Sunday’s match marked the second time Djokovic met Tsitsipas in a significant remaining, each ending in a win for the Serbian participant. Tsitsipas claimed two units in opposition to Djokovic in 2019, however in the end misplaced the match in 5.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reacts as he modifies ends throughout his males’s singles remaining match in opposition to Novak Djokovic of Serbia on the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
(AP Photograph/Dita Alangkara)
With the win, Djokovic snags the tenth Australian Open title of his profession, which comes a yr after he wasn’t allowed to compete at Melbourne Park as a result of he wasn’t vaccinated for COVID-19. The win additionally marks his twenty second Grand Slam singles title, tying him with Rafael Nadal for the lads’s document.
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Along with the title, Djokovic now strikes to the No. 1 spot within the ATP rankings.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia performs a backhand return to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece throughout the males’s singles remaining on the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
(AP Photograph/Dita Alangkara)
The Related Press contributed to this report.