<p>Novak Djokovic will need to spend some time on the sidelines recovering from a muscle tear that hindered him in the later rounds of the Australian Open, the Serbian said as he celebrated his ninth Melbourne Park title on Monday.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old extended his own record with an emphatic 7-5 6-2 6-2 victory over Daniil Medvedev at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, despite carrying the injury suffered in the third round of the tournament.</p>.<p>Parading his trophy on the beach in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton on Monday, Djokovic said a second scan of his abdomen had revealed he had made the injury worse by playing on.</p>.<p>"I just came actually came from another MRI that I've done this morning and the damage is bigger than what it was when it happened, when I did the first MRI after the third round," he told reporters.</p>.<p>"It's not too bad judging by what doctor said but I'll have to take some time off and heal. The tear is bigger."</p>.<p>The injury was not the only issue Djokovic had to contend with during his time in Australia.</p>.<p>The world number one riled some locals when he submitted suggestions to organisers over how quarantine conditions for players could be improved.</p>.<p>The ups and downs of what he described as a "rollercoaster" of a trip Down Under had made his 18th Grand Slam title triumph all the more satisfying.</p>.<p>"I reflect on it as a great experience, and a unique journey, and I would definitely remember and try to take out a lot of positives from it," he said.</p>.<p>"I have learned a lot of lessons, and learned a lot of things, about myself and about everything that was going on in the last five to six weeks, but I think that everything that was happening on and off the court makes this victory even better and even sweeter."</p>.<p>Djokovic said he had celebrated his triumph by calling his family back home in Serbia and sitting down for a meal capped off with a cake.</p>.<p>"I used to go wild and go to discotheques and nightclubs and god knows what, and now it is a bit different," he said.</p>.<p>"A different kind of celebration, more of a home a celebration with family and close people."</p>
<p>Novak Djokovic will need to spend some time on the sidelines recovering from a muscle tear that hindered him in the later rounds of the Australian Open, the Serbian said as he celebrated his ninth Melbourne Park title on Monday.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old extended his own record with an emphatic 7-5 6-2 6-2 victory over Daniil Medvedev at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, despite carrying the injury suffered in the third round of the tournament.</p>.<p>Parading his trophy on the beach in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton on Monday, Djokovic said a second scan of his abdomen had revealed he had made the injury worse by playing on.</p>.<p>"I just came actually came from another MRI that I've done this morning and the damage is bigger than what it was when it happened, when I did the first MRI after the third round," he told reporters.</p>.<p>"It's not too bad judging by what doctor said but I'll have to take some time off and heal. The tear is bigger."</p>.<p>The injury was not the only issue Djokovic had to contend with during his time in Australia.</p>.<p>The world number one riled some locals when he submitted suggestions to organisers over how quarantine conditions for players could be improved.</p>.<p>The ups and downs of what he described as a "rollercoaster" of a trip Down Under had made his 18th Grand Slam title triumph all the more satisfying.</p>.<p>"I reflect on it as a great experience, and a unique journey, and I would definitely remember and try to take out a lot of positives from it," he said.</p>.<p>"I have learned a lot of lessons, and learned a lot of things, about myself and about everything that was going on in the last five to six weeks, but I think that everything that was happening on and off the court makes this victory even better and even sweeter."</p>.<p>Djokovic said he had celebrated his triumph by calling his family back home in Serbia and sitting down for a meal capped off with a cake.</p>.<p>"I used to go wild and go to discotheques and nightclubs and god knows what, and now it is a bit different," he said.</p>.<p>"A different kind of celebration, more of a home a celebration with family and close people."</p>