Novak Djokovic extended his reign in the 2021 Australian Open by winning the final 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2 over Daniil Medvedev at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.
Thus the Serbian conquered the 18th major tournament of his career and haunts Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the greatest winners in history.
The first set had the most even process of the match and Djokovic managed to get strong on the end to take it by a tight 7-5.
Already in the second heat, Djokovic was growing in intensity and, at the same time, eroding the confidence of his rival. He broke in the fourth game and made a key difference to finally take that passage 6-2.
Medvedev came out to play the third set, obviously upset. Already on the closing of the previous set had smashed his racket and had made it clear that things were not going as planned.
The Russian had his chance to get ahead at the start of the heat, but couldn’t take advantage of it and soon Djokovic broke his serve. The world number one remained with great poise against an opponent who no longer had the will to find answers and closed with a 6-2 that gave him the ninth consecration of his career in Australia, where he won all the finals he played
“At this stage of my carer, Grand Slams are the one I value most. There are a lot of stats that I am obviously proud of, but Grand Slams are why I’m still competing.” Djokovic said.
“On the court, Daniil is one of the toughest players I have ever faced in my life. It’s only a matter of time before you hold a Grand Slam trophy.” he added.
Djokovic has won 82 of the 90 matches he has played in his career in the oceanic competition and has stayed with the 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions.
