Novak Djokovic went past Rafael Nadal in the final of Australian Open 2019 to become the first tennis player to win seven AO titles. The Serb was in exquisite form on the day, steamrolling the Spaniard in three straight sets to claim the trophy with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

He was in a predictably playful mood afterwards and had a couple of funny moments with the reporters in his post-match press conference. When an Italian journalist started asking him a question in a peculiar accent, the Serb tried to imitate him – and the entire room burst into laughter!

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It was an excellent tournament for the 31-year-old, who now has 15 Grand Slam titles to his name. He has now won three major tournaments in a row, leaving behind the nasty elbow injury he had previously.

He was on a different level against Nadal on Sunday, January 27, and made it extremely difficult for the Spaniard to grasp the momentum, which kept swinging away from him.

Nadal – the gracious sportsman that he is – was quick to accept his defeat.

“It was unbelievable the way that he played, no doubt about that,” he said after the game. “I didn’t suffer much during both weeks. But, five months without competing, having that big challenge in front of me, I needed something else. I don’t have it yet, to compete at this super high level. It would have been difficult to beat him even if I was at 100%. When a player does almost everything better than you, you can’t complain.”

Congratulations @DjokerNole – King of AO and lots, lots more to come. You make it look easy, it’s not. Your dedication and hard work is there for all to see. More records await. Rocket. #AusOpen — Rod Laver (@rodlaver) January 27, 2019

Djokovic himself was impressed by the level of his performance in the final.

“It ranks right at the top,” he said. “In semi-finals and finals, I think I made 15 unforced errors in total in two matches. It’s quite pleasantly surprising to myself, as well. Under the circumstances, it was truly a perfect match.

“I do want to definitely focus myself on continuing to improve my game. And to maintaining the overall well-being that I have, so I can compete at such a high level for the years to come, and have a shot at eventually getting closer to Roger’s record. It’s still far.”