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Serbian Tennis Player Novak Djokovic Wins Men's Singles at Australian Open

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Austrian Dominic Thiem on Sunday to win the Australian Open for the eighth time in his career. 02.02.2020, Sputnik International

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Serbian Tennis Player Novak Djokovic Wins Men's Singles at Australian Open

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© REUTERS / Edgar SuTennis - Australian Open - Men's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 3, 2020. Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning his match against Austria's Dominic Thiem

Tennis - Australian Open - Men's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 3, 2020. Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning his match against Austria's Dominic Thiem - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Austrian Dominic Thiem on Sunday to win the Australian Open for the eighth time in his career.

Second-seeded Djokovic, 32, defeated fifth-seeded Thiem, 26, with a score 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. The match, held in Melbourne, lasted almost 4 hours.

This is the 17th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who won the Australian Open for the second consecutive year.

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— Tamara (@Taamziii) February 2, 2020

On Monday, Djokovic will take over Spain's Rafael Nadal to lead the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. Nadal lost to Thiem in the tournament's quarterfinal.