Looking back at the last 5 male players to have lifted the Australian Open title

#3 Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16, 2019)

Djokovic (right) lifts a record 7th Australian Open title in 2019

After being thwarted in his maiden Grand Slam final at the 2007 US Open by Roger Federer, the opportunity for retribution arrived swiftly for Novak Djokovic when the pair locked horns in the semifinal of the 2008 Australian Open.

The Serb emerged a straight-sets victor en route to booking a final clash with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Djokovic triumphed there too to become the 50th different player to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era.

Three years later, Djokovic returned to the 'Happy Slam' to lift his second Grand Slam title, and second at the tournament, by beating Andy Murray in the final. There would be no looking back from there.

The Serb recovered from a break deficit in the fifth set of the 2012 final against Rafael Nadal before outlasting the Spaniard. The longest ever Grand Slam title match (5 hours 53 minutes) in the Open Era ensured Djokovic would complete his first successful title defence at a Major.

In 2013, the Serb escaped 12-10 in the fifth set against Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round before beating Murray in the final again, to become the first player to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. After losing to eventual champion Wawrinka in the 2014 quarterfinals, Djokovic beat Murray again in the 2015-16 title matches to go level with Roy Emerson (6) for most titles at the tournament.

Following Federer's consecutive triumphs in 2017-18 which moved the Swiss maestro level with Djokovic for most Australian Open titles in the Open Era, Djokovic dealt Nadal a first-ever straight-sets defeat in a Slam final to become the first player to triumph 7 times at the tournament.

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