Australia's Dylan Alcott being congratulated by 16-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic ©Getty Images

Dylan Alcott won his first sixth straight Australian Open in the quad wheelchair singles with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Britain’s Andy Lapthorne in the final in his home city of Melbourne.

Alcott, who has only lost 23 matches in nearly 200 played, made quick work of Lapthorne in the first set before winning a competitive second set to win his 10th Grand Slam singles title.

The two previously met at the 2016 Paralympic Games final, which Alcott won 6-3, 6-4.

The Australian also won the men’s doubles, giving him his fifth consecutive Grand Slam title in doubles competition.

Andy Lapthorne, left, and Dylan Alcott, right, embrace after Alcott's win in the Australian Open final ©Getty Images
Andy Lapthorne, left, and Dylan Alcott, right, embrace after Alcott's win in the Australian Open final ©Getty Images

Alcott and his partner, fellow Australian Heath Davidson, won in straight sets - 6-4, 6-3 - against Lapthorne and eight-times Australian Open doubles champion David Wagner of the United States.

The men and women’s wheelchair singles finals have been rescheduled for Sunday, with Britain’s Gordon Reid set to face Japanese top seed Shingo Kunieda.

Another Japanese player is in the women’s final as Yui Kamiji, Australian Open women’s doubles champion, has a singles rematch with The Netherlands' Aniek van Koot, who lost in that doubles final.