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Novak Djokovic saved a match point as he beat Sebastian Korda to win theAdelaide International and extend his winning streak to 34 matches.
The Serb dropped his first set but came back to win it.
The world number five has 92 singles titles to his name. They are the only ones who have won more.
"For me to be here is a gift, it's been an amazing week for me," said the Serbian tennis player.
"The support that I've been getting in the past 10 days is something that I don't think I've experienced too many times in my life, so thank you so much to everyone."
His visa ban was lifted after he was deported from Australia because of his vaccine status.
The Australian Open starts on 16 January and will feature a record number of wins by Serbia's Novak Djokovic. He wants to equal Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam titles.
Aryna Sabalenka won her 11th career singles title by defeating Linda Noskova in the women's final.
It was the world number five's first win in over a year and a half.
"I'm a different person now," he said.
Maybe a little bit calmer on the court. A small amount of everything changed.
Coca Gauff was the winner of the ASB Classic.
Gauff played five matches and did not lose a set.
Gauff's title was her first on hard court in two years.
Despite the rain, Gauff had a great week. I couldn't ask for a better start to my season, my first title on hard courts since I was 15 years old.
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