the serbian Novak Djokovic won his tenth title on Sunday of australian open and equaled Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slams after defeating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) in the Melbourne final.
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The title will also allow the 35-year-old Serb to unseat the number one in the ATP ranking the young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, absent from Australia due to injury.
Deported in 2022 from Australia for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 and the subject of other controversies this year, the Serbian burst into tears with his family in his team’s box, where his father was not after some controversial images of him together with pro-Russian fans.
But neither these controversies nor an injury that occurred days before the tournament that weighed him down in the first rounds could break the Djokovic’s spell with this city where he won his first Grand Slam and where still He does not know what it is to lose a semifinal or a final.
Faced with a rival a priori more mature and wanting revenge for the Roland Garros final lost in 2021, Djokovic imposed himself on the Greek from the first momentwho could not do damage with his serve or with his blows.
Furthermore, in the first break against situation he found himself in, Tsitsipas committed a double fault that gave away a 3-1 lead for the Serbian that would already be final in the first set.
It wasn’t until the second set that the Greek began to worry the Serbprevailing in the rallies with deeper shots and ensuring his serve.
Even so, Djokovic was not intimidated and with a leg speed that made us forget the 11-year difference between the two He reached multiple balls and forced the Greek over and over again to continue releasing winners and risking to take the points.
After successfully saving his only break point against, which was also a set point, it was enough for Djokovic to take advantage of the rival’s mistakes to take the tiebreaker with an open serve that Tsitsipas could not return.
After an exchange of breaks in the first games, the last sleeve was resolved again in the tie-breakin which Djokovic he marked ground from the beginning with an impossible serve to return and a winning backhand in parallel.
They advanced to 5-0 and, although the Greek closed the gap, Djokovic settled the championship with a right over the line that Tsitsipas could not return inside the track. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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