Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open 2008 final to win his first Slam

Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-2) in the Australian Open 2008 final to win his first Slam. Even though I got to bed late last night, I dutifully set my alarm for 8.30am as that was the time it was here in England when the match was transmitted live. See how dedicated I am to my tennis viewing?

Djokovic said: ""I feel kind of relieved. I've played at least the semi-finals in every Grand Slam in the last year.. I was pretty close in the US Open, so probably today I was a bit nervous at the start."

If you think about it, he's been the world number three for a while now so it's about time he won a Grand Slam final. Federer and Nadal have had it their own way for too long so it's great to see a new face winning. Plus, what I like a Djokovic is that he has a big personality. He even joked about the Australian crowd's obvious support for his opponent, the chocolate-nippled Frenchman Tsonga: "I know the crowd wanted him to win more. That's OK, it's alright. I still love you guys, don't worry."

Aw, and he even managed a bit of shirtless celebrating in the locker room. What a lad!