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Iconic Australian Open Finals

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Djokovic-Murray, Federer-Nadal 2017, Sinner-Medvedev — pick the Melbourne classic you can rewatch forever.

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Year↕	Event↕	Winner↕	Runner-up↕	Score↕	Defining Moment↕
2005	Men's Singles	Marat Safin	Lleyton Hewitt	1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4	Safin silences Rod Laver Arena after beating Federer in the semi
2008	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6	Djokovic's first Slam title at age 20, announcing the Big Four era
2009	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2	Federer breaks down in tears during the trophy ceremony — 'God, it's killing me'
2012	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5	5h53m — the longest Slam final in history, both men barely standing at the trophy
2013	Women's Singles	Victoria Azarenka	Li Na	4-6, 6-4, 6-3	Li Na takes two falls and Azarenka defends her title in a bruising final
2017	Men's Singles	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3	Federer wins his 18th Slam at 35, the comeback after six months off with a knee injury
2017	Women's Singles	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6-4, 6-4	Serena wins her 23rd Slam — later revealed she was eight weeks pregnant
2019	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	6-3, 6-2, 6-3	Djokovic's peak — a straight-sets masterclass against an in-form Nadal
2020	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Dominic Thiem	6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4	Djokovic returns from two-sets-to-one down to claim his 8th AO trophy
2021	Women's Singles	Naomi Osaka	Jennifer Brady	6-4, 6-3	Osaka lifts her fourth Slam in the COVID-era biosecurity bubble
2022	Women's Singles	Ashleigh Barty	Danielle Collins	6-3, 7-6	Barty is the first home champ in 44 years — retires two months later
2022	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Daniil Medvedev	2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5	Nadal wins his 21st Slam from two sets down — the greatest comeback of his career
2023	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6-3, 7-6, 7-6	Djokovic's 10th AO title while playing with a torn hamstring, ties Nadal at 22 Slams
2024	Men's Singles	Jannik Sinner	Daniil Medvedev	3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3	Sinner wins Italy's first AO men's title in 48 years after ending Djokovic's 33-match AO streak
2024	Women's Singles	Aryna Sabalenka	Zheng Qinwen	6-3, 6-2	Sabalenka defends her Melbourne title — the first back-to-back champion since Azarenka
2025	Men's Singles	Jannik Sinner	Alexander Zverev	6-3, 7-6, 6-3	Sinner becomes the first Italian to win consecutive majors in the Open Era