Adelaide, Djokovic’s champion restart

Novak Djokovic went on winning the Adelaide tournament (250) until he found a way to win his 92nd Tour title. The Serb saved championship point at 5-6 in the second set before outscoring the American 6-7(8), 7-6(3), 6-4 after three hours and nine minutes.

“It’s been an amazing week and you guys made it even more special. For me to be here is a gift, definitely. I gave it my all today and throughout the week to get my hands on the trophy. The support I’ve been getting in the The last 10 days is something I don’t think I’ve experienced many times in my life, so thank you very much everyone for participating in every game.”

The 35-year-old now ties Rafael Nadal for the fourth most men’s singles titles, behind only Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94). He has won 34 straight matches in Australia since the start of 2019 and 23 of his last 24 matches overall.

Djokovic received treatment on his left leg during Saturday’s semifinal win against Daniil Medvedev in South Australia, but he moved well in an intense long-range exchange on the first point of the match that set the tone for an absorbing clash.

Novak Djokovic in Adelaide became the tennis player with the highest percentage of appearances in finals (open/men’s era). The Serb has reached the last round in 46.8% of the tournaments played (131 of 280).

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