The end of tennis’ relentless GOAT debate may be nigh as Novak Djokovic continues his dominance of the sport with the one headline-grabbing moment he wanted this fortnight: a record-extending 10th Australian Open title.
While the criteria for the divisive topic continues to change in some quarters to suit certain agendas, what does not is Novak Djokovic’s dominance of the sport.
“I have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments I have ever played in my life, considering the circumstances [of] not playing last year, [then] coming back this year,” Djokovic said. The 35-year-old pointed to his head then his heart as Tsitsipas’ forehand sailed long on his third match point to seal another historic victory after almost three hours of attrition.Booted out of Australia and banned from the United States last year due to being unvaccinated, Djokovic lost top billing in the men’s game to teenage sensation and US Open winner Carlos Alcaraz.
A rowdy fan, something that was a problem throughout the final, caused a brief stoppage with the tie-breaker locked at four-all, with Djokovic settling the better after that to go two sets up.since the Rome Masters, going back to before last year’s French Open, including his Australian Open and Wimbledon triumphs.
Federer is 41 and in retirement, while battle-worn Nadal could yet dip his head back in front if he can snatch a 15th Roland-Garros title in June – but his 36-year-old body is highly unlikely to allow him to hold off Djokovic. But Tsitsipas impressively fought his way back into the contest, finally making inroads on Djokovic’s service games without quite landing a punch. He entered the second-set tie-breaker on top but loose errors – a cardinal sin against the great Serb – proved his downfall.
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