Djokovic prevailed 6-3 6-2 6-3 in their 53rd clash to continue his mastery over the Spaniard, having now topped Nadal in eight straight hard-court matches and in nine of their last 11 duels altogether.
When they met in the 2012 final, it lasted a record five hours, 53 minutes. Such was Djokovic's display Sunday that he saw off Nadal in little over two hours.
Now on 15 majors, Djokovic took sole possession of third place on the men's all-time list, passing Pete Sampras.
He pulled to within two of Nadal and five of men's leader Roger Federer.
The 31-year-old Serb is now also on course to complete the "Novak Slam" -- winning four straight majors -- for the second time. He became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to land four straight, from 2015-2016.
Nadal once again fell short in his bid to become the first man in the Open Era to win each of the majors at least twice 10 years after his lone trophy in Melbourne.
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