Explanation:

Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is intact — nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18  overall, two away from the men’s record shared by his two rivals.
Djokovic used superb serving and his usual relentless returning and baseline supremacy to grab 11  of 13 games in one stretch and beat a visibly frustrated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday for a third trophy in a row at Melbourne Park.