Two classic finals, nine Australian finalists and massive crowds have highlighted Australian Open 2013 at Melbourne Park.

Top seeds and world No. 1s Novak Djokovic (SRB) and Victoria Azarenka (BLR) successfully defended their Australian Open titles in two thrilling singles finals, while Australian pair Jarmila Gajdosova (Vic) and Matt Ebden (WA) claimed the mixed doubles title, locals Ashleigh Barty (Qld) and Casey Dellacqua (WA) finished runners-up in the women’s doubles event, junior world No. 1 Nick Kyrgios (ACT) took out the boys’ singles title over countryman Thanasi Kokkinakis (SA), Jay Andrijic (NSW) and Bradley Mousley (SA) won the boys’ doubles title and Adam Kellerman (NSW) was a runner-up in the men’s wheelchair doubles.

After 14 days of blistering on-and off-court action at Melbourne Park, this is the final word.

On-court action

• Novak Djokovic (SRB) became the first man since Australian tennis legend Roy Emerson to win three Australian Open singles titles in a row, defeating Andy Murray (GBR) 6-7(2) 7- 6(3) 6-3 6-2 in the final. Djokovic was presented with the trophy by four-time Australian Open singles champion Andre Agassi
• World No. 1 and top seed Victoria Azarenka (BLR) became the eighth woman in history to win back-to-back Australian Open singles titles, defeating sixth seed Li Na (CHN) 4-6 6-4 6- 3. In 2012 Azarenka became only the second player ever to win both junior (2005) and women’s singles titles after Chris O’Neil (AUS) achieved the feat in 1978
• Bob and Mike Bryan (USA) claimed a record thirteenth Grand Slam men’s doubles title with a win over Dutch pair Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6-3 6-4. The win saw the Bryan brothers move past Australian greats John Newcombe and Tony Roche, winners of 12 major titles, to become the most successful doubles pair in tennis history
• Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy won the women’s doubles title, taking three sets to defeat unseeded Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-2 3-6 6-2
• Australian wildcards Jarmila Gajdosova (Vic) and Matt Ebden (WA) claimed their first Grand Slam mixed doubles title with a straight sets win over Czech pair Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 6-3 7-5
• Australian world No.1 junior Nick Kyrgios (ACT) won the boys’ singles championship, defeating Aussie wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis (SA) 7-6(4) 6-3 to claim his first major junior singles title
• Croatian No. 3 seed Ana Konjuh defeated second seed Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-3 6-4 to claim the girls’ singles title
• Aniek Van Koot (NED) and Shingo Kunieda (JPN) took out the women’s and men’s wheelchair singles titles respectively. Top seeded Dutch pair Aniek Van Koot and Jiske Griffioen won the women’s wheelchair doubles, while No. 2 seeds Michael Jeremiasz (FRA) and Shingo Kunieda (JPN) claimed the men’s wheelchair doubles. David Wagner (USA) took out the quad wheelchair singles and teamed with countryman Nicholas Taylor to win the quad wheelchair doubles
• Five former world No. 1s and a further nine former top 10 players contested the annual Legends event. Mats Wilander, Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo all returned to the courts at Melbourne Park
• Australia’s Bernard Tomic (Qld) won his way into the third round with wins over Leonardo Mayer (ARG) and Daniel Brands (GER), before going down to his childhood hero Roger Federer (SUI)
• There were 15 Grand Slam champions with a collective 60 Grand Slam singles titles in the main draw: Novak Djokovic (SRB), Roger Federer (SUI), Andy Murray (GBR), Lleyton Hewitt (AUS), Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG), Victoria Azarenka (BLR), Serena Williams (USA), Venus Williams (USA), Maria Sharapova (RUS), Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), Samantha Stosur (AUS), Ana Ivanovic (SER), Petra Kvitova (CZE), Li Na (CHN) and Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
• Forty-seven nations were represented among the 256 players competing in main draw singles. There were 39 countries represented in the men’s singles and 40 in the women’s singles draw
• A total of 548 players competed across all main draw events, including juniors, wheelies and legends
• 764 sets were played in 127 matches in the men’s draw, with 60 matches (47 per cent) going beyond three sets. In 127 matches in the women’s field, 41 matches (32 per cent) went to three sets
• Canada’s Milos Raonic clocked the fastest serve of the tournament at 233km/h and served 90 aces in four matches, the most of any man in the draw
• Serena Williams (USA) recorded the fastest serve in the women’s draw at 207km/h, as well as posting the highest number of aces with 34 for the tournament
• A total of 943 challenges were made by players during the tournament, an average of 8.51 per match for the men and 4.58 per match for the women. Of the total challenges made only 29 per cent were overturned. Novak Djokovic (SRB) had the most calls overturned with 11 successful challenges (18 unsuccessful)
• Australian tennis great Roy Emerson was honoured at the annual Legends Lunch. The 1963 men’s singles champion was joined at the event by Australian Open champions from the past six decades: Ken Rosewall (1953), John Newcombe (1973), Mats Wilander (1983), Jim Courier (1993) and Andre Agassi (2003)