京报体育 | 记者 李远飞
北京时间1月8日晚，9个澳网男单冠军头衔拥有者德约科维奇用时189分钟，以6（8）比7、7比6（3）、6比4艰难战胜美国球员科达，拿下了个人职业生涯的第92个单打冠军头衔。
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德约科维奇上次在阿德莱德获得男单冠军是2007年。当时仅19岁的塞尔维亚名将连胜5场夺冠，决赛也是打满了三盘。不过，此番与德约科维奇隔网相对的科达也颇有来头，他的父亲是1998年澳网男单冠军皮特·科达。这场决赛是现单打世界排名第33位的科达的第五场巡回赛男单决赛。为获得个人职业生涯的第二冠，他在这场比赛中给德约科维奇制造了不少麻烦。
首盘，德约科维奇与科达在第九局和第十局互破发球局。僵局持续到抢七后，德约科维奇8比8后的那个发球分被科达破掉，美国球员随后以10比8拿下抢七，先拔头筹。第二盘局面仍很胶着。德约科维奇在局分5比6后的那个发球局一度面对赛点威胁，好在他连下3分化解危机。比赛再次来到抢七后，德约科维奇在1平后连下5分奠定胜局，以7比3拿下抢七，扳回一城。决胜盘，科达虽然在第四局15比40的不利局面下顽强保发，但不得不保的第十局却没能抓住连续两个局点机会，反被德约科维奇连下4分拿下整场比赛。
尽管在半决赛对阵梅德韦杰夫的比赛中出现了腿筋拉伤的问题，但德约科维奇在这场超过三小时的比赛中，却并未表现出自己受到了伤病的影响。赛后，他感谢了自己的团队，因为在比赛中最艰难的时候，他的教练伊万尼塞维奇不停地在包厢里给出他建议，“我要感谢团队对我的帮助，在我今天状态好的时候和坏的时候都是，我很感谢他们能在这里。”
拿下这个冠军后，德约科维奇的单打冠军头衔与纳达尔持平，目前在公开赛年代男子单打冠军的排行中名列第四，前三位分别是109个的康纳斯、103个的费德勒和94个的伦德尔。
此外，在阿德莱德进行的WTA500赛女单决赛中，萨巴伦卡击败资格赛杀出的诺斯科娃，赢得了个人的第11个WTA巡回赛女单冠军。而在奥克兰的WTA250赛女单决赛中，头号种子高芙以两个6比1拿下冠军。
同日，2023年澳网发布了单打资格赛签表。现世界排名第192位的中国17岁男单新锐商竣程，将在资格赛首轮对阵世界排名第173位的23岁匈牙利球员法比安·马罗赞。这将是商竣程与马罗赞的首次交手。两名球员近年的单打世界排名都呈现直线蹿升的态势。相比商竣程，1米93的马罗赞在身高上有13厘米的优势。他在2022年各项赛事中战绩为46胜19负，其中在硬地球场17胜7负。商竣程去年的战绩为40胜24负，其中在硬地球场取得了24胜13负。马罗赞的硬地胜率稍高于商竣程。
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.