Novak Djokovic already has a successor at the Australian Open . After a tough battle in the final between Nadal and Medvedev, the man from Manacor took the cat with the water and writes his name, for the second time, in the list of winners of the first Grand Slam of the season. After four lost finals, the fifth time was the charm.
Djokovic is the great dominator and leads the record in the Open Era with a total of nine titles (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021), followed by the Swiss Roger Federer with six (2004, 2006 , 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2018). Precisely against the Helvetian, in 2009, Rafa Nadal won what until now is the only title in Melbourne Park.
In fact, the Spaniard is the only Spanish tennis player who has managed to win the Australian Open and has written his name on the list of winners. His current coach, Carlos Moyá , reached the final in 1997, but lost to the American Pete Sampras, while Andrés Gimeno fell to the Australian Rod Laver in 1969, the first edition of the Open Era.
Nadal has been at the gates on several occasions, this Sunday was his sixth final and this time he did not fail. The balance is four losses and two wins, in 2009, in the first opportunity he had, and now in 2022. They have had to spend 13 years to see the Spanish raise the title to the sky of Melbourne again.
Australian Open honors
2022 – Rafa Nadal
2021 – Novak Djokovic
2020 – Novak Djokovic
2019 – Novak Djokovic
2018 – Roger Federer
2017 – Roger Federer
2016 – Novak Djokovic
2015 – Novak Djokovic
2014 – Stan Wawrinka
2013 – Novak Djokovic
2012 – Novak Djokovic
2011 – Novak Djokovic
2010 – Roger Federer
2009 – Rafa Nadal
2008 – Novak Djokovic
2007 – Roger Federer
2006 – Roger Federer
2005 – Marat Safin
2004 – Roger Federer
2003 – André Agassi
2002 – Thomas Johansson
2001 – André Agassi
2000 – André Agassi
1999 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1998 – Petr Korda
1997 – Pete Sampras
1996 –  Boris Becker
1995 – André Agassi
1994 – Pete Sampras
1993 – Jim Courier
1992 – Jim Courier
1991 – Boris Becker
1990 – Ivan Lendl
1989 – Ivan Lendl
1988 – Mats Wilander
1987 – Stefan Edberg
1986 – Not played
1985 – Stefan Edberg
1984 – Mats Wilander
1983 – Mats Wilander
1982 – Johan Kriek
1981 – Johan Kriek
1980 – Brian Teacher
1979 – Guillermo Vilas
1978 – Guillermo Vilas
1977 – Roscoe Tanner
1976 – Mark Edmonson
1975 – John Newcombe
1974 – Jimmy Connors
1973 – John Newcombe
1972 – Ken Rosewall
1971 – Ken Rosewall
1970 – Arthur Ashe
1969 – Rod Laver
