Novak Djokovic
Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the men's singles trophy, a day after winning his final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament. Reuters/Thomas Peter

Novak Djokovic is confident about his chances of tying Roger Federer’s Grand Slam titles after winning his sixth Australian Open title on Sunday night against Andy Murray.

Djokovic’s remarkable season from 2015 continues this year after he succeeded in defending his Australian Open title against Murray 6-1 7-5 7-6(3). The victory allowed Djokovic to nab his third-consecutive major title, tying Aussie Roy Emerson in the career lead of the tournament.

The Serb also equals Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg’s Grand Slam singles titles at 11, but is still well behind Federer, who has won 17 major titles. However, the world No. 1 is not short of confidence in catching up with the Swiss Maestro’s record.

"I think I'm in a good position [to catch Federer’s Grand Slam mark] but we'll see,” Djokovic said in a report by Tennis World USA. “Very honored to be mentioned alongside legends of our sport by Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver, win as many Grand Slams as they did. Of course it was in back of my mind.”

Djokovic has also admitted that it was a “goal” to tie the marks of Laver and Borg.

Djokovic was composed as ever in the first set of his final round match against Murray, but was taken by the Brit to the limit in the following sets. After the Serb won the tiebreaker of the final set, Djokovic and Murray received a huge standing ovation from the Melbourne crowd, which is only fitting for both players’ historical rivalry at the Australian Open.

Djokovic, who moves closer to becoming tennis’ first $100 million man with a win in Melbourne, will return to action on Feb. 22 at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he was a runner-up to Federer last year.

Meanwhile, Murray was emotional during his speech at the award ceremony of the tournament, paying tribute to his heavily pregnant wife Kim. Murray managed to reach the Australian Open final round for the fifth time despite a rollercoaster of emotions ever since his father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed in the stands during a women’s singles match.

“It's very tough for me. But thank you to the fans for coming,” Murray said, reports the Telegraph. “To all the ex players, thank you for coming, it makes coming here and playing this match extra special.”