‘King of Melbourne’ Novak Djokovic (36, Serbia) won the first 10 championships at the Australian Open tennis tournament (total prize money of about 67.2 billion won) and reserved the title of the best player ever.
On the 29th, Djokovic held the men’s singles final against Stephanos Tsitsipas (25, Greece) at the Melbourne Park Road Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
On this day, Djokovic showed off his overwhelming skills and defeated Tsitsipas with a set score of 3-0 (6-3 7-6 7-6). The duration of the match was only 2 hours and 56 minutes.
With this, Djokovic reached the top of the Australian Open for the first time in two years. This is the 10th victory in the tournament. It was also his 22nd major championship win. He is tied with Rafael Nadal (37).
It is evaluated that Djokovic became the best player of all time with this victory. First of all, he increased the number of major tournament victories to 22, the same as Nadal.
Djokovic also has six ATP Finals titles. This is tied with Roger Federer for first place. Here, 38 Masters 1000 Series wins are the most ever.
Nadal has an Olympic singles gold medal, but it is evaluated that it is difficult to bridge the gap between the Tour Finals and the Masters 1000 series with Djokovic.
Of course, Nadal also has a chance. The French Open, which has won 14 times. However, it is also true that Djokovic is more likely to win major tournaments in the future.
As a result, the competition between Federer-Nadal-Djokovic, who have long dominated world tennis, is expected to end with Djokovic’s victory. 스포츠토토