Novak Djokovic claimed a record-extending 10th Australian Open crown on Sunday as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the Melbourne showpiece.

The men's singles competition at this year's Australian Open reaches its climax on Sunday as veteran Novak Djokovic locks horns with Stefanos Tsitsipas, who goes in search of his first Grand Slam title.

This year's men's singles competition at the Australian Open has not disappointed and on Sunday it concludes with a fitting finale as nine-time champion Novak Djokovic takes on a hungry Stefanos Tsitsipas in search of his maiden Grand Slam title.

Only four players remain in the men's singles competition at this year's Australian Open with the semi-finals taking place on Friday.

There are four intriguing quarter-finals on the cards on day 10 at the Australian Open with Novak Djokovic taking to the court against Andrey Rublev in the men's competition and American duo Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul also locking horns.

The latter stages of this year's first Grand Slam are nearly upon us with the fourth round of the Australian Open getting underway on Sunday.

Day two of the Australian Open sees the introduction of nine-time winner Novak Djokovic, who was forced to miss last year's event.

The new tennis season is ready to launch with the Australian Open already just a couple of weeks away in Melbourne and Liam Flin looks forward to what's in store.

Novak Djokovic is the most decorated male player in Australian Open history and the super Serb is a warm favourite to regain his crown in January.