Djokovic edges Thiem to win 8th Australian title
Novak Djokovic, who will return to the world number one ranking on Monday, kept his nerves as he rallied from a set down to beat fifth seed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final on Sunday, winning 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.
Djokovic comfortably won the first set 6-4 with two break points. But the Austrian found his way back into the match after the Serbian started struggling physically from the middle of the second set. The second and third set went Thiem’s way 6-4, 6-2.