Jake MichaelsESPN Senior Writer7 Minute Read
MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s an inevitability about Novak Djokovic playing tennis at Rod Laver Arena.
It’s the feeling that regardless of what year we’re in, who stands on the other side of the net and just how lopsided the crowd support might be in favor of his opponent, it’s still Djokovic who will prevail.
Djokovic, 35, did just that on Sunday evening for the 28th consecutive time at Melbourne Park. The Serbian dispatched third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to clinch a record 10th Australian Open title, one that draws him equal with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major titles (22) in men’s tennis — the pair having left longtime…