Summary

  • Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) to win his 10th Australian Open

  • Djokovic equals Rafael Nadal's men's record of 22 Grand Slam titles

  • Serb will become world number one on Monday

  • Tsitsipas still waiting for first major

Live Reporting

Katie Falkingham and Harry Poole

  1. Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 5-5 Djokovic*

    Tsitsipas forces Djokovic out wide with his serve before playing a forehand into empty court.

    He holds with an ace. Danger averted.

  2. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 4-5 Djokovic

    Djokovic returns long on back-to-back points before unleashing a ferocious forehand that strokes the tip of Tsitsipas' racquet.

    Tsitsipas then overhits a backhand and it's 30-30...

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  3. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 4-5 Djokovic

    Now would not be the time.

    Tsitsipas to serve to stay in the Australian Open final...

  4. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 4-5 Djokovic

    Djokovic gets going with a cute drop shot off the backhand, Tsitsipas not making a move towards it.

    The Serb doubles his lead with a forehand into space off the back of a baseline-to-baseline rally, before Tsitsipas nets to gift him game point.

    Another love hold, wrapped up with a simply delightful backhand down the line.

    Anyone want to drop some points?

  5. Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Great game from Tsitsipas there. A couple of really athletic points and just about the best forehands he has hit tonight.

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  6. Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 4-4 Djokovic*

    Two forehand winners from Tsitsipas are backed up with an ace.

    He gets a hold to love himself with a forehand into the corner.

    Little offered from Djokovic in that one.

  7. Russell Fuller
    Tennis correspondent at Melbourne Park

    That was utterly dismissive from Djokovic. Very free and easy again in that game and Tsitsipas' margin for error is diminishing.

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  9. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 3-4 Djokovic

    If that hamstring is niggling, it's not affecting Djokovic's game as it stands.

    Yet again, he goes 40-0 up on serve, and adds another love hold to his tally with a backhand into space.

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  10. Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Djokovic is very slow and at the change of ends he has been stretching that hamstring out. If I was him I wouldn't be showing my opponent that.

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  11. Attendance records fall at Melbourne Park

    The Australian Open have tweeted to confirm a record 45,832 fans have attended the final Sunday session.

    The previous record was just over 31,000, set in 2020.

    Rod Laver Arena has a capacity of 14,500, so you can imagine just how busy the rest of the grounds are as the 2023 men's final is played out.

    A new overall tournament attendance record has also been set, with 839,192 fans visiting over the two weeks.

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  12. Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 3-3 Djokovic*

    Tsitsipas goes 30-0 up as Djokovic, scrambling to meet a deftly played forehand from his opponent, overhits a lob.

    The third seed double faults, then pings a clean backhand down the line.

    He wraps up the game with another great winner off the front.

  13. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 2-3 Djokovic

    Anything Djokovic can do, Tsitsipas can too.

    He starts his service game with an equally gorgeous drop shot, played into a very similar place.

  14. Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Tsitsipas almost needs to take a bit of gamble in these rallies because he's not winning many of them. He needs to come forward if he can but it is not easy when you being pushed back.

  15. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 2-3 Djokovic

    A love hold for Djokovic for the third time, sealed with a sublime drop shot that Tsitsipas gives up on trying to reach.

    Tsitsipas needs to find something extra, and do so quickly.

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  17. Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 2-2 Djokovic*

    Tsitsipas thumps down an ace - his 11th of this final - before leaving Djokovic wrong-footed as he plays a forehand into space.

    The Greek holds with a winner off the serve, Djokovic flapping to only get a smidge of a touch on it.

  18. *Tsitsipas 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 1-2 Djokovic

    It's all starting to go wrong again for Tsitsipas.

    He nets a backhand return from up close to go 15-30 down on serve.

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  19. Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This is much more like the level of tennis we've seen form Djokovic. This is about the most comfortable I've seen him in the last few moments.

    There is a different feel about his body language and the way he is hitting the ball.

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  20. Seriously, how did he bounce up from this and win the point?

    I'd be down on the ground for a week.

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