Australian Open day 14: Novak Djokovic battles to eighth Australian Open title

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Novak Djokovic staged an impressive recovery to beat Dominic Thiem over five sets and claim his eighth Australian Open title.

Djokovic trailed by two sets to one and looked in physical difficulties but he withstood pressure early in the fourth set and hit back to win 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4, denying Thiem a first grand slam title.

Britain’s Joe Salisbury won his first slam trophy in men’s doubles alongside American Rajeev Ram, the pair defeating Australian wild cards Max Purcell and Luke Saville 6-4 6-2.

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Novak Djokovic roars after his five-set victory over Dominic Thiem
Novak Djokovic roars after his five-set victory over Dominic Thiem (Lee Jin-man/AP)

Gordon Reid, right, poses with his runners-up trophy alongside champion Shingo Kunieda
Gordon Reid, right, poses with his runners-up trophy alongside champion Shingo Kunieda (Andy Wong/AP)

Laundry service

Roll of honour

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