Djokovic is the best player to ever hold a racket, Tsitsipas says after losing the final. Serb praises Greek fans

The Australian Open is over. The men’s part of the tournament was dominated by Novak Djokovic, who confirmed the predictions and matched the record of long-time rival Rafael Nadal. In the final, he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, who complimented him after the match.

A tournament in which everything played for him. Although he was plagued by health problems, everything went smoothly for him and thanks to that Novak Djokovic can celebrate another triumph in Melbourne.

This is the tenth time he has dominated the Australian Open. It is his 22nd Grand Slam trophy, equalling his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. In addition, he will return to the world number one position and may even aim to surpass the Spanish legend in the number of titles in France.

It’s worth noting that Djokovic lost only one set at the tournament. In the second round. After that, he’s been going through the tournament smoothly. He was very lucky with his luck of the draw. He only faced two players from the world top ten and actually from the world top twenty.

In the quarter-finals, the Serbian defeated Andrey Rublev, and in the final, thanks to two successful tie-breaks, he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas.

After losing the title match, the Greek called the Serb the best tennis player to ever hold a racket. “Novak, I don’t know what to say. What you’ve achieved, all those numbers… It says it all. I admire what you’ve done for our sport. Thank you for moving our sport forward so much,” Eurosport quotes him as saying.

Tsitsipas took the loss with honour. But as he admits, it’s not easy. But he intends to come back, work even harder and do his best to one day reach the Grand Slam trophy. Djokovic himself believes he will.

The Serbian was also supported by the large number of Greek fans who turned out for the final. “They make me feel at home here. It was one of the most challenging tournaments of my life. Moreover, considering what happened last year,” Djokovic let himself be heard.

Among other things, the Serbian also commented on the fact that he and Tsitsipas are from countries with no tennis tradition and that they had no players to look up to within their home country.

“The message to every young tennis player around the world who dreams of being here where Stefanos and I are is clear. Dream big and don’t let your dreams be taken away. It doesn’t matter where you’re from. The harder you have it as a kid, the stronger you are. Me and Stefanos are proof of that,” Djokovic concluded his statement.

Source: Australian Open, Eurosport