Djokovic wins the Australian Open after defeating Tsitsipas and thus achieves his Grand Slam number 22

The Serbian Novak Djokovic (4) beat the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) in the final of the Australian Open 6-3, 7-6(4) and 7-6(5) in two hours and 55 minutes, and equalized the Spanish Rafael Nadal with 22 Grand Slam titles.

With the victory, the Balkan stole the first world position from Carlos Alcaraz, also a Spaniard, and added his tenth Australian Open, a competition that he did not play last year after the Australian government canceled his visa for not being vaccinated against the coronavirus.

It was his twenty-eighth consecutive victory in the oceanic ‘major’ and he moved away from the American Andre Agassi who had a mark of 26 consecutive wins.

He also tied for third position with Nadal and Germany’s Steffi Graff in the overall ranking of men and women with the most Grand Slam titles, a list led by Australian Margaret Court with 24, and followed by American Serena Williams with 23.

Tsitsipas was slow to find his rhythm in the early stages of the clash, while Djokovic used his experience to go into the match with the solidity he showed in his last two victories, against Russian Andrey Rublev (5) and American Tommy Paul.

Djokovic: “It is the most important victory of my life given the circumstances”

“Only my family and my team know what I have had to go through. It’s the biggest win of my career considering the circumstances. Last year I couldn’t play and I came back this year, thanks to all the people who make me feel comfortable in Melbourne, ”explained the Serb after winning his tenth victory at Melbourne Park, during the trophy ceremony.

Djokovic, the tennis player who has remained number one in the world for the most weeks – 373 – recovers the dominance of world tennis that he left half a year ago, on June 6, 2022, an atypical year for him, without the possibility of playing or Defend your score in numerous events.

Last year he missed six of the most important tournaments due to his refusal to get vaccinated, he did not add the 2,000 Wimbledon points due to the non-participation of Russians and Belarusians. He has 36 wins in the last 37 matches, since he lost to Nadal at Roland Garros.

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