京報體育 | 記者 李遠飛
中原標準時間1月8日晚，9個澳網男單冠軍頭銜擁有者德約科維奇用時189分鐘，以6（8）比7、7比6（3）、6比4艱難戰勝美國球員科達，拿下了個人職業生涯的第92個單打冠軍頭銜。
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德約科維奇上次在阿德萊德獲得男單冠軍是2007年。當時僅19歲的塞爾維亞名将連勝5場奪冠，決賽也是打滿了三盤。不過，此番與德約科維奇隔網相對的科達也頗有來頭，他的父親是1998年澳網男單冠軍皮特·科達。這場決賽是現單打世界排名第33位的科達的第五場巡回賽男單決賽。為獲得個人職業生涯的第二冠，他在這場比賽中給德約科維奇制造了不少麻煩。
首盤，德約科維奇與科達在第九局和第十局互破發球局。僵局持續到搶七後，德約科維奇8比8後的那個發球分被科達破掉，美國球員随後以10比8拿下搶七，先拔頭籌。第二盤局面仍很膠着。德約科維奇在局分5比6後的那個發球局一度面對賽點威脅，好在他連下3分化解危機。比賽再次來到搶七後，德約科維奇在1平後連下5分奠定勝局，以7比3拿下搶七，扳回一城。決勝盤，科達雖然在第四局15比40的不利局面下頑強保發，但不得不保的第十局卻沒能抓住連續兩個局點機會，反被德約科維奇連下4分拿下整場比賽。
盡管在半決賽對陣梅德韋傑夫的比賽中出現了腿筋拉傷的問題，但德約科維奇在這場超過三小時的比賽中，卻并未表現出自己受到了傷病的影響。賽後，他感謝了自己的團隊，因為在比賽中最艱難的時候，他的教練伊萬尼塞維奇不停地在包廂裡給出他建議，“我要感謝團隊對我的幫助，在我今天狀态好的時候和壞的時候都是，我很感謝他們能在這裡。”
拿下這個冠軍後，德約科維奇的單打冠軍頭銜與納達爾持平，目前在公開賽年代男子單打冠軍的排行中名列第四，前三位分别是109個的康納斯、103個的費德勒和94個的倫德爾。
此外，在阿德萊德進行的WTA500賽女單決賽中，薩巴倫卡擊敗資格賽殺出的諾斯科娃，赢得了個人的第11個WTA巡回賽女單冠軍。而在奧克蘭的WTA250賽女單決賽中，頭号種子高芙以兩個6比1拿下冠軍。
同日，2023年澳網釋出了單打資格賽簽表。現世界排名第192位的中國17歲男單新銳商竣程，将在資格賽首輪對陣世界排名第173位的23歲匈牙利球員法比安·馬羅贊。這将是商竣程與馬羅贊的首次交手。兩名球員近年的單打世界排名都呈現直線蹿升的态勢。相比商竣程，1米93的馬羅贊在身高上有13厘米的優勢。他在2022年各項賽事中戰績為46勝19負，其中在硬地球場17勝7負。商竣程去年的戰績為40勝24負，其中在硬地球場取得了24勝13負。馬羅贊的硬地勝率稍高于商竣程。
He will arrive there brimming with confidence after lifting the 92nd tour-level trophy of his illustrious career at the end of an absorbing encounter.
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Djokovic saved match point at 5-6 in the second set and, having dug in to keep himself in contention, surged through the tie-break to force a decider.
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The 21-time Grand Slam champion tapped his right index finger to his head as a nod to his resilience after victory was sealed when 22-year-old Korda sent a final forehand long.
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Djokovic is now tied with Rafael Nadal for the fourth-most men's singles titles in the Open Era, trailing only Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94).
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"Seb's had an amazing tournament and put in an amazing effort today," said Djokovic. "I think he was closer to victory at times today than I was. It was only a couple of shots, a couple of points."
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Novak Djokovic shouts at one of his team to leave the court after the Serb lost the first set of the Adelaide International final against Sebastian Korda
Djokovic at times showed irritation with this coach Goran Ivanisevic who supported him from a courtside box or remonstrated with himself after a wasted point.
"I'd like to thank my team for handling me, tolerating me in the good and bad times today," he added. "I'm sure they didn't have such a blast with me going back and forth with them, but I appreciate them being here."
Novak Djokovic thanks his team for putting up with him after his triumph at the Adelaide International
Earlier, second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka claimed her 11th WTA Tour singles title but her first in almost two years when she overcame qualifier Linda Noskova 6-2 7-6 (4) in the women's final.
In doing so she ended an extraordinary run by 18-year-old Noskova who beat third-seeded Daria Kasatkina and former Australian Open champion Viktoria Asarenka in the main draw on the way to her first final.