Nadal sits between Djokovic and Australia's record title



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Melbourne (Australia) – Novak Djokovic, world number one, won the unprecedented title at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament, with a seventh consecutive victory over Frenchman Luca Boye.

After winning the second and fourth rounds in 2017 and 2018, Djokovic is looking to win his third consecutive title (crowned by Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows last year) and the record number of titles in Australia, currently shared by Roger Federer ( 6 each). ).

But the next stalemate for the 31-year-old will not be easy at all since he will face the 24th Grand Final of his 14-year Grand Slam career, his Spanish rival Rafael Nadal II, who ended the Adventure of young Greek Stefanos Tsitsibais Thursday.

Djokovic, who reached the final in Australia for the first time since 2016, is perfectly satisfied with his 24-year performance, which has made him a surprise winner four times. He finished last season with a title and ended his career in Australia, Wimbledon and Roland Garros. And Flushing Meadows, and this year began to lose their first four games (three in the Hopman Cup for Perth Australia and one in Sydney). "Fortunately Luca, but we had a good tournament and I wish him the best for the rest of the season," he said.

"It was unlikely, 12 months ago, that I would go to what I am today, a year later, but as I have already said, I rely completely on myself. "

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