MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic won the opening set 6-3 against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the singles final of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Djokovic broke Tsitsipas’ serve in the fourth game of the opening set to take a 3-1 lead and retain the advantage.
In addition to the championship, the winner will claim first place in the ATP rankings.
It’s also a chance for fourth-placed Djokovic to win his 10th Australian Open title, a year after he was banned from competing at Melbourne Park because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. It would also be the 35-year-old Serbian player’s 22nd Grand Slam singles title, tying him with Rafael Nadal for the men’s record.
Third-placed Tsitsipas is attempting to become the first Greek player to win a Grand Slam singles title. In his only other major final, Tsitsipas won the first two sets against Djokovic but lost the match in five.
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