Novak Djokovic was already the most men's singles champion in the Australian Open.

Now he has further consolidated his position as the greatest male player's story. Today he won a dramatic final in Melbourne against Austrian Dominic Thiem.

Early service breakthrough

Djokovic started the match best. He broke Thiem's ​​serve early, and then won comfortably the set by 6-4.

But then the match changed shape. Thiem played dazzling tennis, while Djokovic showed both frustration and unusually many simple mistakes, and lost both the second and third sets.

Nerves from Thiem

But when the match was decided, Djokovic showed why he is the third most Grand Slam champion (17) in tennis history. He showed tremendous stability, while Thiem showed significantly more nerves than before.

Djokovic took home the fourth set by 6-3 after breaking Thiem's ​​serve at position 4-3, and then serviced the set.

Thiem had breakball

In the fifth set, Djokovic broke already at 1-1, after Thiem made an unusually simple mistake. Thiem then had the chance to break back immediately, but the experienced Serbian resolved the situation.

Thiem then played well for the rest of the set, but 32-year-old Djokovic did what he should and eventually won the fifth and decisive set by 6-4 after the players kept their services for the rest of the match. The match was decided by Thiem knocking the ball out of the baseline after a long duel. After the victory was over, Djokovic pointed to someone in the stands, then raised his arms in the sky and then went to the net and patted 26-year-old Thiem.