5 talking points from the 2020 Australian Open

Modified Feb 03, 2020 19:52 GMT

Novak Djokovic won his 8th Australian Open title in the 2020 edition of the tournament

#2 Thiem becomes 2nd player ever to lose from 2-sets-to-1 lead in Australian Open final

Dominic Thiem (right) falls short in his first Australian Open final

Dominic Thiem recovered from losing the opening set to move to within a set of his maiden Major title when he led defending champion Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

History was firmly on the Austrian's side. On the 19 previous occasions when a player led two sets to one in the final, that player had gone on to lift the title. But it was not to be for Thiem on the day.

With the finish line in sight, Thiem lost serve at 3-4 in the fourth and couldn't recover an early deficit in the fifth. Djokovic emulated Mats Wilander (1988) as the only Australian Open finalists in the Open Era to win from two sets to one down in the final.

In the process, the Big 3 of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic also extended their Grand Slam win-streak to 13 straight since Wawrinka lifted the 2016 US Open title.

Marin Cilic remains the last first-time Grand Slam champion (2014 US Open).

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