Novak Djokovic becomes first Serbian in tennis history to win a Grand Slam title by winning 2008 Australian Open. 

Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was the crowd favorite to make history in the Finals of the 2008 Australian Open. Certainly, it is a rare occurrence for an unseeded tennis player to win a Grand Slam title.

However, Novak Djokovic, the 3rd seed from Serbia, disappointed the tennis fans at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, as he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

The first set of the 2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Finals went to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but Novak Djokovic gathered himself and won the next 2 sets. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a match of it in the fourth set, but costly double faults during the tie-break gave game, set and match to Novak Djokovic, who made his own tennis history bybeing the first Serbian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, and to win an Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic had an impressive tournament, including an awesome performance against World No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland in the semi-finals. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also made headlines by defeating 3 players seeded in the top fifteen, including a semi-final win over World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain.

The next stop for the 2008 ATP Tour will be the 2008 Movistar Open in Vina del Mar, Chile, which will kick off on January 28 until the finals on February 3, 2008. Luis Horna of Peru hopes to defend his 2007 Movistar Open in the tournament.

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