Against all odds, Novak Djokovic ended up winning.
At the heart of a controversy throughout this Australian Open for an allegedly simulated abdominal injury, sluggish in the game in previous rounds ... The Serbian swept Daniil Medvedev in the final (7-5, 6-2, 6- 2).
In just 1h53, far from the shock announced, the world number 1 offered himself a ninth coronation in Melbourne.
His eighteenth Grand Slam title, soon to be 34 years old.
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The moment @DjokerNole claims his 9th #AusOpen title. # AO2021 pic.twitter.com/2sQVBGF0Wv
- #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 21, 2021
Experience played a decisive role on this Sunday.
At 25, Daniil Medvedev was playing his second Grand Slam final, after the one lost to Rafael Nadal at the 2019 US Open.
Mentally crumbly, without solution, the new world number 3 rivaled the time of a set and a half.
Novak Djokovic, for his part, shone with his mental and tactical solidity for his 28th final.
The king of the Australian Open (nine finals, all won), awarded himself all the important points, especially thanks to an ultra-offensive attitude on return from service.