Melbourne, Australia (CNN) Agitated and ailing, Novak Djokovic nonetheless won an eighth Australian Open title to beat his fellow Big Three members to the punch in one respect. The same thing happened to Nadal in last year's US Open final, albeit with a different umpire. Djokovic recently downplayed the importance of becoming the men's all-time grand slam leader but he'd no doubt still like to get there. With Djokovic, Nadal and Federer winning the previous 12 majors, Thiem's task was always going to be extremely difficult. All three of Thiem's grand slam defeats have come at the hands of the all conquering Big Three.

Source: CNN February 02, 2020 12:49 UTC