Australian Open 2020: and win singles titles

Novak Djokovic won the 2020 title for record 8th time while Sofia Kenin won the major for the first time.

Novak Djokovic from Serbia beat Austrian in a thrilling 5-set match 6- 4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 to win the men’s singles title at the in . By doing so, he won his 8th Australian Open title and his 17th Gram Slam.

He has now inched closer to the only two men who have more titles under their belt – and , who have won 20 and 19 singles titles

Djokovic also set a unique record after the win – he became the first man in the Open Era to win a grand slam title in three decades.

Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open title for record 8th time which is the most number of times by any player in the world. He had earlier won this title in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019. He has won this title three times in a row from 2011 to 2013 and it is a record in terms of Open Era. This is the 17th single Grand Slam title of Djokovic's career.

America's Sofia Canin defeated Spain's Garbine Muguruza (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) to win the women's singles title at the first Grand Slam of the year. Sofia Kenin won this title for the first time in her career. She won the match in two hours and three minutes and became a new sensation. However, both players were playing for the first time in the finals of a Grand Slam.