After Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94), Djokovic has won 92 tour-level trophies, matching Rafael Nadal's total for the fourth-most singles titles in the Open Era.
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Novak Djokovic is back in Australia, winning titles and preparing for the Australian Open twelve months after he was expelled from the nation. Djokovic defeated American Sebastian Korda in a thrilling three-set final on Sunday at the Adelaide International to claim his first victory in Australia since his deportation last year. The score was 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4. At 5-6 in the second set, it appeared that the Serb would lose to the world No. 33 in an unexpected fashion. After Korda won the first set, he shouted and gestured at his players’ box, showing obvious signs of frustration.
“I’d like to thank my team for handling me, tolerating me in the good and bad times today,” Djokovic said afterwards, according to Sky Sports. “I’m sure they didn’t have such a blast with me going back and forth with them, but I appreciate them being here.”
However, the 21-time grand slam champion’s expertise shone through as he rallied from championship point to win the second set in a tiebreak and secure the victory in the third. After Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94), Djokovic has won 92 tour-level trophies, matching Rafael Nadal’s total for the fourth-most singles titles in the Open Era.
“It’s been an amazing week and you guys made it even more special. For me to be standing here is a gift, definitely,” Djokovic told the crowd afterwards, according to the ATP website. “I gave it all today and throughout the week in order to be able to get my hands on the trophy. The support that I’ve been getting in the past 10 days is something that I don’t think I’ve experienced too many times in my life, so thank you so much [to] everyone for coming out every single match.”
Here is how Twitter reacted to the Serbian’s strong start to 2023
