The Australian Open champ battled past the American for a 0-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (10-5) victory.

The Dane, who triumphed at Melbourne Park in 2018 for her first major title, came out of retirement in August.

Swiatek’s 68 match wins during her 2023 campaign were the most for a woman in a single season in a decade.

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"I have a big heart," said the former world No. 1, who trailed by two sets and 5-3 before rallying in five hours and 45 minutes on Margaret Court Arena.

It's also the 12th time in Djokovic's career that he's won five or more titles in a season, a new men's Open Era record.

The Spaniard hopes "to give myself the necessary time, to forgive myself if things go wrong at the beginning" of his 2024 comeback.

Wherever you place his 2023 season all time, there’s one important metric that can’t be worked into any number-crunching ranking formula.

Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek claimed the WTA's year-end No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year by winning the WTA Finals last month.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic now has 100 more career weeks as ATP No. 1 than all other active players combined.

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