Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hugs the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC swept to a 10th Australian Open title and 22nd grand slam today to equal Spaniard Rafael Nadal at the top of the men’s all-time standings.
A year after seeing Nadal pull ahead while the Serbian tried to process the fall-out from his deportation, Djokovic has been determined to show that Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena is his stage.
He dropped just one set all tournament, despite saying he feared a left hamstring problem might force him to withdraw, and finished with a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) victory over first-time Australian Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.
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