Novak Djokovic battles back from set down to claim eighth Australian Open title
Novak Djokovic won his record-extending eighth Australian Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating Dominic Thiem in five sets in the final
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Novak Djokovic won his record-extending eighth Australian Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating Dominic Thiem in five sets in the final. AP
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Novak Djokovic took the first set in the Australian Open final against fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem, after breaking Thiem’s serve in the last game to clinch the set 6-4 in 52 minutes. AP
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After surrendering the first 6-4 with a double-fault on set point, Thiem broke Djokovic’s serve in the third game and then fended off a breakpoint in the sixth game before dropping serve in the eighth to make it 4-4. AP
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Fifth-seeded Thiem broke again in the next game after Djokovic was first warned by chair umpire Damien Dumusois for exceeding the 25-second serve clock at 15-30 and then penalized with a fault on break point for exceeding the time allowance again. Thiem then held to win the set. AP
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Dominic Thiem then won the third set to lead the Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic by two sets to one. Djokovic looked drained, and after losing the set, took a lengthy medical timeout. AP
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Novak Djokovic then rallied to take the fourth set 6-3 and send the Australian Open final against Dominic Thiem to a fifth set. AP
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The Serbian ace then closed out the fifth and final set to win by a score of 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. AP
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