Novak Djokovic extended his lead in the 'Big Titles' race to three on Sunday when he defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 for the Australian Open title.

The World No. 1 now owns 59 'Big Titles', moving three clear of Rafael Nadal, who has 56, and five ahead of Roger Federer, who owns 54. A 'Big Title' is a trophy at a Grand Slam championship, the Nitto ATP Finals, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament or an Olympic singles gold medal.

Djokovic has now won at least one 'Big Title' in nine of the past 10 seasons. The Serbian, who earned his 18th major crown Sunday inside Rod Laver Arena, is now within two trophies of Federer and Nadal on the Grand Slam titles leaderboard.

This is a record-extending ninth Australian Open title for the Serbian. Nobody else in history has claimed more than six trophies at the tournament.

Djokovic continues to lead the pack in 'Big Titles' win-rate at one title won per 3.3 events played (59/194). Nadal has triumphed once for every 3.4 tournaments played at this levels (56/191). Only two other players have converted more than once per five events: Roger Federer (4.4, 54/237) and Pete Sampras (4.9, 30/147).

(With inputs from agencies)