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[Retz]

Australian Open 2012: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in for Battle of Attrition



Winning a Grand Slam title is never easy. Just ask Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Djokovic will be gunning for his fifth major championship, and Rafa his 11th, when these two legs of the "Trivalry" meet in the final at the 2012 Australian Open on Sunday.

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Australian Open 2012: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in for Battle of Attrition | Bleacher Report

[Gumusut_Amige]

i hope rafa will finally win this time... vamos rafa!
on a second thought, talagang hirap sya kay djoker just like roger to nadal

[chrismarte]

Talo si Sharapova 2 set 6-3, 6-0

[Retz]

Talo si Sharapova 2 set 6-3, 6-0

Azarenka stuns Maria. The match is over in 2 sets. Unbelievable.

[KERSMcRae]

Aside from the Grand Slam title, Azarenka also got the #1 ranking

[Retz]

Game time baby !! Nadal vs. Nole for the 2012 Australian Open Men's Final.

[Retz]

Nadal looks good in the early going. Too many unforced errors by Novak.

[KERSMcRae]

Djokovic wins in another epic battle, longest grand slam final in open era, almost 6 hrs..

Djokovic claims longest final - Articles - News and Photos - Australian Open Tennis Championships 2012 - Official Site by IBM

Novak Djokovic has won the longest Grand Slam final in history to defend the men's singles crown, downing Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5.

The Serbian came from 4-2 down in the fifth set to win in 5h 53min to defeat the Spaniard for the third straight Grand Slam final.

It takes his Grand Slam tally to five and marks the first time he has defended a Grand Slam title.

Djokovic's 5h 53min triumph beats the previous record for the longest men's singles final in the Open Era, when Mats Wilander beat Ivan Lendl in 4h 54min for the 1988 US Open title.

[Retz]

Kudos Novak! Rafa played courageously but wasn't enough to stop Nole in the end. See you at Roland Garros.

[Ry_Tower]

Novak has Rafa's number while Rafa has Federer's number. Nice!