[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok =’World’s No. 1 Tennis’ Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open, setting the record for the longest-term world rankings.
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| [서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open for three years in a row and holds the ninth championship cup. 2021.02.22 [email protected] |
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (33) defeated Russia’s Danil Medvedev (4th place) 7v5, 6v2 and 6v2 in the men’s singles final of the tennis Australian Open held in Melbourne, Australia on the 21st (Korean time). .
Winner of the Australian Open 9 times Djokovic has won the Majors 18 times and has been in the Australian Open Men’s Singles Champ for the third consecutive year. The top major winners are Roger Federer (Switzerland, 39) and Rafael Nadal (Spain, 34), who have reached the top 20 times.
Djokovic won again in 1 hour and 53 minutes, proving that he is the strongest player in the Australian Open. In particular, this year, he reached the top by overcoming Corona 19 and injuries.
After winning the championship, Djokovic said, “It was the toughest competition I have ever participated in. Each person has their own journey. Nadal and Federer have already made history. They are trying to make their own history.”
Djokovic, who kept the world’s No. 1 place for a total of 309 weeks, won the championship that day, and by the beginning of March, Mercury was confirmed as the world’s No. 1, and set the record for the longest period beyond Federer (310 weeks). The winning prize is AUD 2.75 million (about 2.39 billion won). The final was held with 7500 spectators watching.
On the other hand, Medvedev remained runner-up again after losing to Nadal in the 2019 US Open final.
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