Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown

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Novak Djokovic strolled out of Rod Laver Arena a little after midnight, the cheers – and a few jeers – behind him drifting into the cool night through the opened roof. As he headed for the refuge of the locker room, he cuddled the heavy silver Norman Brookes trophy as if it were a baby, a prize he ought to own in perpetuity.

Then he paused for several minutes in a corridor and shared the moment with his brother, Djordje, his agents, his trainer and the two men who have had a significant influence on his tennis, Goran Ivanisevic and Marian Vajda.

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Written by Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/02/novak-djokovic-beats-dominic-thiem-eighth-australian-open-title under the title “Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.