Novak Djokovic has drawn degree with Rafael Nadal with essentially the most grand slam titles of all time in males’s tennis after his straight-sets win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on the Australian Open on Sunday.
Djokovic preserved his aura of invincibility on Rod Laver Arena to see off Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) in a briefly aggressive however finally anticlimactic championship decider.
The victory drew Djokovic degree with Rafael Nadal on the lads’s all-time grand slam titles leaderboard and secured the tennis super-Novak a record-extending tenth trophy at Melbourne Park.
The 35-year-old joins 14-time French Open champion Nadal as solely the second man to win the identical slam on at the least 10 events.
Fans have been fast to note a not-so-subtle assertion Djokovic made through the post-match trophy presentation.
Shortly earlier than being introduced with the trophy, Djokovic became a white Lacoste jacket that already had the quantity ‘22’ stitched onto the right-hand aspect — a nod to his new document.
Nick Kyrgios, who sat out the Australian Open with a knee harm, beloved the selection of apparel.
“The jacket with 22 on it is elite energy, haha I love it… NEED MORE,” he wrote on Twitter.
Others labeled the transfer as “savage”.
“That is savage for Novak to have that jacket in the bag ready to go,” one tennis fan wrote.
“To be honest, maybe people won’t believe me, but I had no clue about this jacket,” Djokovic advised Eurosport.
“I actually took the other jacket to the ceremony and then my team told me to put this one on — nice of them.”
In addition to the spoils, data, and the $2.975 million winner’s cheque, Djokovic may even return to world No.1 on Monday, for a seventh stint atop the rankings, after as soon as once more denying Tsitsipas an elusive maiden main and the possibility to scale the summit himself for the primary time.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
