Novak Djokovic reveals the incredibly boring way he celebrated his record 10th Australian Open win

Novak Djokovic had every reason to let his hair down after winning a record tenth crown at the Australian Open on Sunday, but the Serbian superstar’s celebrations didn’t exactly match the magnitude of his achievement.

A clinical 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 victory over third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas secured Djokovic his 22nd career Grand Slam, tied with Rafael Nadal, and definitely warranted some celebratory drinks with his entourage.

Instead, the controversial 35-year-old, who was deported from Melbourne 12 months ago after failing to disclose his vaccination status, had to deal with media engagements and doping control rather than party.

“It was a long night, but of course a great relief after the match,” Djokovic said on Monday.

‘To finish a tournament and the whole trip here to Australia with a Grand Slam win is always incredibly satisfying.

‘I owe all my success to my team members, my family… (after) going through some tough times in the last three or four weeks.

“I haven’t had a chance to really celebrate like I would like to, I guess that will happen in Europe when I get back.”

Novak Djokovic had every reason to let his hair down after winning the 10th Australian Open on Sunday, but the Serbian superstar didn’t celebrate accordingly.

Media commitments and doping control ensured that the 35-year-old did not leave Melbourne Park until around 3am on Monday morning.

Djokovic was deported from Australia 12 months ago after a dispute over his vaccination status, but got the last laugh on Sunday night.

Djokovic is now world number 1 once again, and after almost three hours on court against Tsitsipas and a very difficult fortnight, he let his emotions out.

His ‘serious’ hamstring injury was repeatedly called into question, and then his father Srdjan made international headlines after posing for a photo with Russian protesters.

Most of the crowd also wanted Tsitsipas to catch his first major.

But as he often does, Djokovic silenced the haters and delivered when it mattered.

Moments after match point, he went up to his players’ box to greet players including his manager Goran Ivanišević before collapsing. crying tears of unbridled joy.

Djokovic then returned to his courtside chair, where he buried his head and howled as the enormity of what he had just accomplished began to sink in.

He won his first title at Melbourne Park aged just 20 in 2008, and will again be one of the favorites next January if not hampered by injury.