Top seed Novak Djokovic saved a match point on Sunday before defeating Sebastian Korda to win Adelaide International and reinforce his status as a heavy title favourite for the Australian Open.
The 21-time Grand Slam winner needed more than three hours to stamp his authority on his unseeded American opponent, son of former world No 2 Petr Korda, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.
In doing so, Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak in Australia to 34 straight matches and won his fifth consecutive final dating to Tel Aviv last year.
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The winner of 92 career titles now heads to the Australian Open in about a week with momentum.
