Novak Djokovic wins his 17th Grand Slam at Australian Open final

Novak Djokovic has won his 17th grand slam after defeating world No. 4 Dominic Thiem on Sunday.

Djokovic will be World. No 1 after the win and now the first man in the Open Era to win a grand slam title in three decades.

He made a thrilling comeback win against his opponent Dominic Thiem world No. 4 , '6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 victory after three hours, 59 minutes.

Novak, is now two away from Rafael Nadal and three away from Roger Federer. "I would like to start by saying congratulations to Dominic for an amazing tournament.

"It wasn’t meant to be tonight. Tough luck and it was a tough match, but you were very close to winning it and you definitely have a lot more time in your career and I’m sure that you will get one of the Grand Slam trophies. More than one."

His Opponent also after the game, said, "I would like to start by saying a huge congrats to Novak, an amazing achievement.

"It’s unreal what you and your team are doing, throughout all these years. You, and 'Nadal and Federer' have brought men’s tennis to a complete new level and I’m really proud and happy to compete and be a part of these times. I fell short today, but I hope to get revenge soon."