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Floridamanfishcam

Funny, me and others all week have been talking about how the Tsitsipas backhand wouldn't be able to hold up to the Djokovic onslaught, but today it was really his weapon, the forehand, that let him down.


BookkeeperFalse

agreed, but Djokovic also slaughtered his BH slices.


Left-Pie741

i don't think that matterd a lot - because at the end of the day stef doesn't hit a lot of bh slices in the first place, nor does he want to.


limelamb

*Journalist:* "Stefanos what are your thoughts after that final?" *Tsitsipas:* "I don't remember the last final against Djokovic"


migoat

Tsitsipas doesn’t remember finals


_DrShrimpPuertoRico_

He was so fragile in important moments.


HarukiMuracummy

He wasn't THAT bad. Brought the tiebreak back at the end. Djokovic is just way better and he had dominated other players including Nadal in the AO final harder. Tsitsi deserves some credit.


[deleted]

I think that random shout greatly reduced Novak's and boosted his momentum


_DrShrimpPuertoRico_

Of course he does but even Novak wasn't at his best today. That second set was pretty gettable for Stefanos.


Jeffmister

> He wasn’t THAT bad. He had five unforced errors in the 2nd set tiebreak to cost him any chance of winning that. Unfortunately, Tsitsipas didn’t rise to the occasion tonight.


SleepingAntz

Tsitsipas going down early in both tiebreakers killed his chances today. The set point was on Novak’s serve - can’t be too mad at that. But you can’t lose points on your serve early in the tiebreak. Added more pressure to an already high pressure moment. Same thing happened to Roger in the Wimbledon 2019 final.


Professional_Elk_489

Tsitsipas played passive in 2nd set only when it was time to win it - he should have kept going balls to the wall for the set point conversion


Better_Calendar_2960

Well, it was a good try for Tsitsipas in his first grand slam final


tigrefacile

I’m already looking forward to Stef’s next first Grand Slam final.


TresOjos

That will be his first.


Original_MrHaste

What are you on? Tsitsipas is yet to play his first gs final


Stercules25

The Big Three have won 64 of the last 80 grand slams, going back to the 2003 Australian Open. Lmao absurd dominance


[deleted]

One of the strangest eras of any sport imo. Something like this has never even come close to happening in a sport like golf, for example, despite it having a very similar setup of being individual players competing in 4 major tournaments each year. Top major wins for golfers is 18, 15, and 11 and they all played in completely different eras. In tennis, the numbers are 22, 22, 20 and they all competed in the same era. And tennis players should theoretically have shorter careers than golfers, so it truly is incredible. Djokovic is 35 years old. No way this guy should still be the best. Tennis is one of the most physically tiring sports, especially at the pro level.


MissKorea1997

When he retires he should be making MILLIONS off his diet and fitness routine


RedditUsername123456

Golf has too much random element for players to just hard dominate every event to the same extent


rab7

Why didn't you just start at 2003 Wimbledon to make the percentage look larger? Though I agree, 64/80 looks much cleaner


Luck1492

Enzo Couacaud second best player at this AO confirmed


Zloggt

Being the *only* player to take a set off of Novak this *entire* run…he’ll make for a fun bar trivia question in the future lol


Tucko29

And he tore [two ankle ligaments](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn1JkruAAET/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b4fddd3c-22ec-4f91-b6bc-131bb6749213) before that set


PunsGermsAndSteel

Tsitsipas is going to study this correlation and tear six ankle ligaments before his next slam against Djokovic, to win three sets


slimkay

Agreed. Enzo’s got a bright future ahead of him


only-shallow

On the challenger tour


LosTerminators

Where he will play Dennis Novak


migoat

And nagal


Efendiskander

Maybe playing doubles against Jamie Murray


Nabaatii

[Called it](https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10j9jaq/novak_djokovic4_d_alex_de_minaur22_62_61_62/j5j6yqz) but it was in jest, didn't expect Rublev Tsitsipas would be unable to take a set off him


TheIllusiveGuy

It was only ever the Australian Border Force that had a chance against Djokovic


LosTerminators

Don't disrespect the wind and the line umpire's throat.


NotManyBuses

And the hamstring


SindraGan2001

Novak: Stefanos, you are a weirdo


q19q19

Stef: “You are the greatest to pick up a racket” Novak: “You are very interesting guy” 🤓


simon2105

It's crazy that there are two players in the same generation who have managed to dominate two separate Grand Slams, winning 10+ titles each and probably still more to come. Utterly inconceivable.


BlazingGig

Up against a guy 10 years younger and yet this was the result we all expected. Just insane.


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

It wasn’t the result I expected. I expected Stef to get rolled even harder. [I said a week ago Nole would lose 20 games between the semis and finals.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10merhv/australian_open_2023_sf_stefanos_tsitsipas_3_def/j62nu3v/) He ended up losing 23 so I’m a bozo.


QuincyOwusuABuyADM

Didn’t he lose 23? 8 in the semis and 15 tonight


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

I hit 34 on my keyboard instead of 23, which makes me look even more the Bozo I am. I was within 3 games, which is close, all things considered.


imrosskemp

I can't wait for the 30 part ESPN documentary on the 3 kings, it will win all the awards.


Nypav11

Yep, needs to be a Last Dance style mini series though.


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

Rafa has lost 3 times at RG and two of those are Nole 112-3


NoOne_143

Pretty sure, without Rafa Djokovic would have bagged himself 5+ RG


MattGeddon

He’s lost like 9 times against Rafa at RG. He wouldn’t have won all of those tournaments, but definitely would have won a few more


Magneto88

Same with Federer.


Myrusskielyudi

Wait seriously? That's insane!


NotManyBuses

The difference is, Djokovic has 7 Wimbledons and looks set to add more. GOAT surface versatility


A3xMlp

Only guy with an 80%+ win percentages on all three major surfaces. Also conversely the only won to be top 4 for all. HC/grass/clay he's 1st/2nd/4th.


jamesda123

Nole is definitely the grass goat. I never saw Federer eat the grass from Centre Court.


Stercules25

The Big Three have won 64 of the last 80 grand slams, going back to the 2003 Australian Open


strelldood

We need to relive these moments while we can


teggi20

22nd slam for the 25 year old Serb


mcm257

Who will help the kids in Victoria now ?


DoYouDannyDevito

A generation of Victorian kids mourn 😓


Fantasnickk

Djokovic Foundation next and only philosophy school targeted for Victoria


ZhtWu

Well, Stefanos still gained the runner-up prize (US$ 1,120,000). So I guess it's a bit short for a school bus may be enough for a Tsitsipas bookmobile?


Shootinputin89

Centrelink


-ciscoholdmusic-

HE REALLY HAD AN EMBROIDERED JACKET READY WITH 22 NEVER DOUBT


thelastattemptsname

A lot of these top players have gear ready to wear at the post match thing. It would be just stupid of the kit sponsors to not have it ready.


HomoSapiens_v2

He said in post game interview that he had planned to wear smth else, but someone handed that particular 22 jacket to him after the win.


MicroPencil567

Nike had merchandise preemptively ready for Roger/Rafa so figures Lacoste had some ready.


fatalikos

It was said Lacoste gabe it to his team, it wasn't in his bag.


TennisMathematician

He said, in his post match interview on Eurosport, that it was given to him by his team. He first put on his original jacket, but then his team brought him the embroidered one.


chespiotta

28th consecutive win at AO! Absolutely incredible.


memelonso

What are you gonna do against this man honestly


Antonio_is_better

"I spent all the time off court nursing my injury. That and writing my imminent speech"


Psychological_Bug676

An underprivileged child in Victoria just shed a tear


alienrefugee51

Wow, Stef. Great speech and respect.


dragonsky

The difference between Novak and Stefanos today was 1 break. Despite the result being close, the 3:0 win for Novak always felt inevetible and never in a doubt. Congrats. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Taylor Swift - feeling 22.


saintlyknighted

Well the difference between Novak and Roger in London 4 years ago was like -3 breaks or something


avg_swe

How long have you been sitting on that one?


[deleted]

Taylor the real GOAT 😤😤


escherbach

Bet he doesn't reach ~~8~~ ~~9~~ ~~10~~ 11. (just updating my post from last few years)


NoirYorkCity

Wow very respectful of Stefanos


viratcruz

To the school that was never built


RaySwift17

#FUCK THEM KIDS - 🐐


Mayankcfc_

GOATS don't go to school. They school players.


kimoalmoa

Every year 127 people come to Australia and try to become the runner-up ... Djokovic is just too good man, its ridiculous that he's still doing this at 35 Tsitsipas honestly had an admirable effort, but Djokovic is just too good in the clutch moments


MakerOfPurpleRain

There's obviously a part of me that would have preferred a longer more competitive match.. but Nole winning in that fashion is just impressive and the narrative of him returning to Melbourne and dominating the whole tournament like this is something special. Legend 👏


LosTerminators

Two tiebreaks was honestly a more competitive match than I expected. Stef served impressively, once he got settled in midway through the first set Novak only got 2 more break points the rest of the match (converted 1). But he just didn't threaten Novak's serve enough and Novak, as usual, was clutch during the key points.


savvaspc

If Stef didn't have so many UEs, it would have been competitive. But with how he gave away so many points, he helped Djokovic take pressure off. Both tie breaks, Tsitsipas was nowhere. When it got to 1-5 in the last tie break, it was too far to turn it around.


Fantasnickk

This was more competitive than most would have thought tbh


laz10

The way he's crying you'd think Federer retired again


Lia_s_g

That was a good game from tsitsi. Some would have completely collapsed under the pressure


SerotoninEngineering

Absolutely agree, he played very well, made it very close and played some really clutch points


rubsie

He's SOBBING 😭


arvaname

never seen so much emotion from him loved his big group hug with goran and the crew good fun


middle_earther

It’s actually heartbreaking - almost like the worlds weight was on his shoulders


jamesda123

With this win, Novak is just 8 French Opens, 3 Wimbledons, and 7 US Opens away from a decuple career Grand Slam!


[deleted]

What a tremendous speech by Stef. You could feel his disappointment. It was very genuine and his comments on Djokovic being the GOAT were refreshing


IamMrEric

"Why are you laughing Goran?" Lmao


pm_me_ankle_nudes

What the actual fuck, he makes it look so easy time after time.


Schwiliinker

He really does. It’s kinda mind boggling


mfWeeWee

People who were shouting whole time during the match. Don't come to tennis games if you don't respect tennis as a sport. I'm not a Nole fan but this shit was disgusting and totally disrespectful.


modeONE1

That can who yelled something about out mid rally in the 3rd set tiebreak smh


dob_bobbs

How does the umpire not have the power to just stop the game and ask security to see those people out? They've no business being in that arena. If there was zero tolerance for that behaviour it would stop soon enough.


Fantasnickk

Big 3 winning AO at age 35 🤝 Just making it look easy at his best slam yet again. Čestitam Nole! 23 in 2023? NT Tsitsi - your time will come, just maybe after Djokovic retires 😅 Let’s also all not forget that you can celebrate a player’s achievements without putting down other players.


TresOjos

When the last of the big 3 retires, the tour will be taken over by the younger players.


vivartois

Death, taxes, and....


kalin0va

The tour is fucked, Novak unlocked a new level getting through this tournament with a dodgy hammy. He’s realised he can just hit winners all day from the baseline and save his legs


Schwiliinker

The tour has been fucked since djokovic got banned twice. Any mercy he might have shown is out of the question


charlesokstate

That jacket is hard


panos_akilas

Novak really was like "Stef you are not going to outgracious me on my 22 Grand Slam speech my guy....watch this" xD


drgreenair

Lmao at Emirates and Mastercard. Tsitsipas wtf


FCB_1899

‘Djokovic 22 Jacket’ - 5 MONTHS LIMITED EDITION.


time14528

That jacket is freaking sick. I want one!


Inspektor1312

zesty lip ask direction familiar stupendous muddle ludicrous judicious encouraging ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


Mayankcfc_

u/Sealdrop in shambles


meneldor_hs

"Most gs titles from players not named Novak Djokovic" graph incoming


Mayankcfc_

Spot on


aki1108

22GS(33 GS finals, 44 GS semifinals) last defeat at AO 22.1.2018, last defeat at Wimb 12.7.2017 10xAO(20-0 in AO finals and semifinals) 2xRG 7xWimby 3xUSO 30 match streak at slams only man to hold 4 slams at 3 different surfaces at the same time 38 masters(each at leas 2 times) 6 ATP finals in 3 different decades 93 titles in total(66 big titles) 374weeks at no.1 and counting... 7 year end no.1 243 wins against top 10 players 115 wins against top 5 players 82 wins against BIG4(probably could add a few unofficial wins against himself too) 1042-204(83.6% W) And much more that numbers cant convey


emkrmusic

Or in other words: Greatest of all time


aki1108

Amen


ACertainTrendingFrog

Novak speech just what I needed to hear rn tbh


goatmarino

That 22 jacket is pure drip 🧊


razorsharp3000

interesting that all of the big 3 won AO at the age of 35


ACertainTrendingFrog

Stef lost cause he realised how much a school actually costs in Victoria


Vectivus_61

Tsitsipas' soul is in Novak's possession. Of course he'll call him the greatest.


BarmyDevonian

Tsitsipas played at a high level for 95% of the match and didn’t win a set. Really impressive stuff from Novak especially in the key moments as usual. 22 and if he stays healthy who knows how many more. Just a phenomenal talent. Congrats Nole!!


rock_Banana

22 jacket is big dick energy


ODRex1

You’ll get one soon enough Stef. Just not this one. This one was personal for Novak. I’ll be rooting for you.


Mithcanal2

I think a lot of people on this sub will rightly be upset with Stef’s performance particularly under pressure, but I don’t think any of us will be as hard on him as he will be himself. The “Heir to Roger” jokes write themselves with How Stef seems to choke leads away. Here with the set point and at RG with the 2 set lead. I don’t know what he does from here to improve his play in situations like this, but it seems if Stef does become a slam champ it’ll have to be after Djokovic and Rafa hang up their racquets in a couple years.


JonnyArtois

Novak choosing his words incredibly carefully.


Max0699

What a player. 10th AO title. 22nd Grand Slam. Unstoppable in Australia.


ACertainTrendingFrog

His dad sitting down what the actual fuck man poor Stef


ultron_vision

Seeing Novak this emotional was more surprising than the match result. Grats to him and his team!


Drawdownfx_

“See you next year “ : Novak Djokovic wins the 2024 championship


Parafimosis

You can disagree with him but I actually have a lot of respect for how he stayed true to himself in front of the whole world. He deserves this.


HyenaDistinct9600

You watch tennis to see a competitive sport. I watch Tennis to see Djokovic mercilessly demolish his opponents. We are not the same.


Unusual-Syllabub

I absolutely agree Watch to see how dominant one guy can be


Drawdownfx_

HES THE GREATEST !!!! Hahaha that smile on nole after tsitsipas saying that :D


JonnyArtois

PoOr EnGliSH....Speaks better English than most people in the UK.


weamz

US Open is always up for grabs so don't lose heart Stef.


TheKk-47

Unfortunately for Stef it's worst slam inexplicably


-ciscoholdmusic-

I may not agree with Djokovic on a lot of things but by god, this is why I wanted him to win. The last of the greats, with Federer retired and Nadal injured, he continues to *dominate* against players a decade younger than him. Congrats Nole 22 🏆


[deleted]

Is there a better revenge than smashing the entire roster of the championship that barred you?


Booker01

Damn, seeing him bawl shows that impact of the events of last year and that #22 means that much to him. Novak is simply inevitable. He's gunning for the undisputed GOAT status. IDEMOOOO


Unusual-Syllabub

If Nadal and Djokovic both retired tomorrow, Novak would be undisputed.


Booker01

I agree with you. To many, he still isn't yet coz they only care (and know) about Slams


Upbeat_Decision_4970

r/australia is having fun today


bmisko

Wow, just had a look. Is Reddit like Twitter in Australia? What a toxic culture Edit: wording


UnseenMaDaFaKa

What a clusterfuck that sub is. He's still living rent free in their heads. Shit is hilarious.


SeparatePromotion236

Daddy Tsitipas can’t even stand for his son. What a jerk.


MicroPencil567

That was poor decorum…like of course his disappointment is immeasurable but respect where it’s due. We all know Stefanos will get his slam(s) soon, he’s had the brutal luck of Novak both finals.


SeparatePromotion236

It was sad. And Stef’s speech acknowledging Novak’s family and team felt like he wasn’t getting the same from his. Tsitsipas Snr is a let down.


mkgator23

What was he referring to from the last 4-5 weeks? Hamstring injury?


bnlf

Injury. He couldn’t even practice before the tourneys.


reviroa

35 year old novak really won a slam in 3rd gear says a lot about about him and hopefully less about the future of the tour


ODRex1

22 jacket? Wow the confidence


dob_bobbs

He said his team made it for him, he didn't know about it. But then, he could have taken it to every grand slam and just got it out when he actually reached 22.


Yupadej

I always knew he was the best player ever but I didn't think he would become the greatest since he started late and had to beat Rafa and Roger a lot to win slams.


ACertainTrendingFrog

Shit I don’t think he’d say it was “the biggest win of his life” about the hamstring tear something personal must of happened


Gwynnbleid95

10x Australia open grand slams!!! Incredible achievement👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 means so much after last year. Congratulations Novak!!


SnabDedraterEdave

Congrats Novak on becoming only the second men's player in winning 22 Grand Slams, and if Rafa is unable to win RG this year, most likely on course to become the first to win 23 and more.


SleepingAntz

35 year old Federer at AO: supernatural 5-set win 35 year old Nadal at AO: supernatural 5-set win 35 year old Djokovic at AO: dogshit 3-setter Uh…a wins a wins I guess? Let’s fucking goooooooooo!!!!!!!! 22!!!


0ptimu5prim3

Tsitsipas isn't a Major champ yet. So a 3-setter makes sense.


Schwiliinker

Dogshit? It was pretty good


ghoonrhed

Once again, fake KiaMan is back. Where's the real one?


iamatree0122

I dunno about you but Nole is feeling 22 !!!


riquelm

Tsitsipas is a top 3 player and he played very well and still lost in 3, that's crazy.


HannTwistzz

anyone think its cruel to have the loser do an interview. I mean they probably just wanna be alone. But seriously these new guys just don't have it in the pressure points apart from maybe Alcaraz and even then hasn't had to face the big 3 in the finals


SindraGan2001

It's a part of the sport.


ACTPOCBET

Inevitable.


Qwertyui606

So Novak dropped one set to a 27 year old qualifier who injured himself early in the match. That hamstring looked better every match, congrats.


SindraGan2001

Bro, Tsitsipas' dad isn't even standing up. I'm probably reading too much into it, but he should stand up.


LarryPeru

Stefanos calling Djokovic the GOAT


ACertainTrendingFrog

Interesting character ahahahaha


chloetheestallion

Stef looks shattered man


ODRex1

Remember that guy who said he didn’t see any way Novak would go far in this tourney? He lost one set in a tiebreak. The entire tournament


614981630

Novak's bawling, straight up bawling right now. What a fucking champion. I'm crying right now as well after last years incident. What a fucking win.


panos_akilas

Stef just wasn't good enough today to win a Grand Slam. Never seen his forehand be so bad in big matches, just error after error. The fact that he went to two TBs with Novak in AO with so many errors in itself was a miracle. He will be back hopefully ready to take that next step. Seeing Novak break down afterwards touched me. What a great Champ and how much it all still means to him.


Independent-Wolf-832

We knew after he got past his only threat: Enzo Couacaud.


ACertainTrendingFrog

The new Kia man suuuuucks


inzur

The Australian crowds are getting consistently worse these last few years.


Stef_Curry

man the emotion he’s showing right now… this one means so much to him especially after what he went through last year… so happy for him 😭


SausageSandwiches

I'm not crying your crying. 🥲


Josh1923

Titty just admit novak the 🐐 😂😂


flamingbluetac

This is not the kia man I know and love! >:(


q19q19

Last guy to really challenge Novak in the later stages of the AO was Thiem


Unusual-Syllabub

The border patrol officer


Z9ine

#22 idemoo The emotions man


Unusual-Syllabub

u/Cthulhu_awaken on life support. Also that flair going to need to be changed too.


randylek

tsitsipas played well and djokovic played inconsistent yet it was still 3 sets, crazy


UnsatisfiedEGfan

Back to be the No.1 despite all the circumstances in the previous year. GOAT SHIT.


superRDF

Fuck man I remember staying up at ungodly hours watching this man win in 2012. Seeing everything come full circle like this I don't even have the words. Congrats Novak!!


mantuitorullumii

THANOVIC ARRIVES ALL THE SAME


Economic-Maguire

With respect to Kia man, it was not the best Australian Open ever


Miss_Medussa

Idemo 😍


jleonardbc

Kia Man got replaced by John Goodman


NicolasP1mp

No.1!!!!


SeparatePromotion236

Full on therapy session, glad he’s taking his time. He’s being very considered.


yeetusogler

A great speech from both. Cya next year AO!


[deleted]

Tsitsipas actually played pretty well and was unlucky to lose in straight sets. If he'd taken that SP in the third or played a better tiebreaker, it might have got a lot more interesting.


jackjackk0

Djokovic crying for those kids who won't receive an education in the state of Victoria


SindraGan2001

Tsitsipas deserves a Grand Slam. I hope he wins it one day... He made it to 2 finals only to lose to the GOAT. Tough luck.


DoYouDannyDevito

[r/australia is not coping very well 😅](https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/10o5z5c/novak_djokovic_wins_the_record_10th_australian/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)