World No. 1 Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday, defeating Rafael Nadal in straight sets to win his record seventh Australian Open title. The Serbian previously shared the tournament record for most trophies with Roger Federer and Roy Emerson. It is also Djokovic’s 15th Grand Slam victory, passing Pete Sampras for third on the all-time list. Fellow players, athletes and others took to social media to congratulate the top seed on his triumph.
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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
Unbelievable! @DjokerNole wins his 7th Australian Open title.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
A truly superhuman performance. Absolutely ruthless until the end vs Nadal. #AusOpen
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) January 27, 2019
Like I’ve said before, when @DjokerNole plays like this he’s virtually unbeatable. 9 errors in 3 sets vs Nadal… Unbelievable. #AusOpen
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) January 27, 2019
That was mighty impressive mr. Novak Djokovic @DjokerNole 👏👏🏆1️⃣5️⃣👍
— Kafelnikov Yevgeny (@KYevgeni) January 27, 2019
A masterclass performance by Novak. Simply superb. A record 7 @AustralianOpen titles. Major No.15 and counting. Too good 👏
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) January 27, 2019
That was scary good from @DjokerNole tonight.
Utterly dominated @AustralianOpen
15….and counting.
— Patrick McEnroe (@PatrickMcEnroe) January 27, 2019
Legendary 🏆#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/Zv4zHH7jbP
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2019
Incredible performance, @DjokerNole, Australian Open champion for a record 7th time. Not your night @RafaelNadal but it was great to see you back on centre stage again. Thank you both! #AusOpen #AOChampion pic.twitter.com/LmjRh4NpIs
— Craig Tiley (@CraigTiley) January 27, 2019
Congratulations to the 7x #AusOpen champ, @DjokerNole. Absolutely incredible! #AusOpenFinal https://t.co/noY8YNqhoZ
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) January 27, 2019
I have never seen @DjokerNole play a better match… Mastery at it’s finest…. #unmatched👏👏
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) January 27, 2019
Ideeemoooooo!!!!!!!! ❤️🙌👏🇷🇸 #AusOpen https://t.co/awweHTe7fW
— Jelena Djokovic (@jelenadjokovic) January 27, 2019
Sending love all the way down under!!! 🌞🥰❤️🙏@DjokerNole @AustralianOpen #idemooo #NoleFam pic.twitter.com/3Pe6Ra9TJn
— Jelena Djokovic (@jelenadjokovic) January 27, 2019
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— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 27, 2019
Haven’t since that kind of dominant hitting off the ground since ….. we’ll ever actually.. that was a next level performance from the Djoker .. #AusOpen2019 #nomercy
— Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) January 27, 2019
Total domination?
— Janko Tipsarevic (@TipsarevicJanko) January 27, 2019
Congratulations @DjokerNole on winning the 2019 @AustralianOpen title!!! What a performance. 9 unforced errors!!! Incredible mental and physical strengths. One of the fittest athlete on tour. All my respect for an amazing champion. #AusOpen #Djokovic #AOChampion
— Nicolas Kiefer (@Nicolas_Kiefer) January 27, 2019
@djokernole
Wow
No matter if it’s “shaysharka trophy” or one of 15 Grand Slams, Nole always brings the best out of himself.
A great athlete, human and a role model
So very proud of him… https://t.co/dNTH446cJW
— Dušan Vemić (@dusanVemic) January 27, 2019
Source: ATP World Tour
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