“You made yourself famous. ET Feb. 2, 2020 | Updated 11:45 a.m. Well done.”It is technically forbidden to touch an official, but Dumusois chose not to penalize Djokovic.“I thought the second violation was not necessary, the first one fine no problem, the second one just not necessary under the circumstances,” said Djokovic, who said he was unaware of the ban on touching an official.“I thought it was a nice, really friendly touch,” he said much later, grinning at his postmatch news conference, which started at 2 a.m. Monday.Thiem served out the second set and swept to the third as Djokovic looked increasingly sluggish and off balance.

1 ranking.MELBOURNE, Australia — It was a highly unusual Australian Open, beginning with the prologue.The qualifying tournament was disrupted because of “I’ve been watching videos of Kobe and his family every single day since that happened, and it’s devastating,” Djokovic said.But after all the upheaval and unexpected emotions, the conclusion of the Australian Open was reassuringly familiar for Djokovic.He has won at the Australian Open more than anywhere in his long career.

'Amazing achievement': Novak Djokovic rallies for 17th Grand Slam title at Australian Open Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Published 11:38 a.m. Seventeen-time men's tennis Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will participate in the second tennis Grand Slam of the year -- the U.S. Open in New York.

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He won his 17th Grand Slam title.

1 ranking. It's the eighth Australian Open crown for Djokovic, which extends his record in Melbourne, and with the 2020 title, he becomes the first male player to win a Grand Slam in three different decades. “Great job, man,” Djokovic said.

site: media | arena: tennis | pageType: stories | “It could have gone a different way.”Thiem did not get another chance to break serve in the fourth set, and played one of his shakiest games of the match to drop his own serve at 3-4.They were soon into a fifth set, and Djokovic took quick command, breaking Thiem’s serve in the third game.

Thiem went on to break, and Djokovic, fuming, patted Dumusois’s feet as he passed in front of his chair. He saved two more break points in the next game to stay in front, again rushing the net under pressure.Thiem’s last real chance to close the gap came with Djokovic serving at 4-3, but at 15-30 Djokovic reeled off three straight points.“I think there’s not much to change,” Thiem said.

But the second-hardest task He has never lost a semifinal and is now 8-0 in finals, after winning his second straight final here.

Nadal has a record 12 singles titles at Roland Garros and has only lost two matches there.

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If you play a Grand Slam final against him, it’s always going to be a match where very small details are deciding.”Based on the evidence, the hardest task in men’s tennis is defeating Nadal at the French Open.