Australian Open Men's Final
1 Novak Djokovic d 2 Rafael Nadal - 57 64 62 67(5) 75
Let's make that 7 Nole wins in-a-row over Rafa - H2H moves to 16-14/RN.
5:53 - They played the longest Slam final & longest Aussie Open match ever.
Nole wins his 5 Slam title & 3rd at the Aussie - also champ in '08 & '11.
He has now won 4 of the last 6 Slam titles.
In fact, between Rafa and Novak they've won the last 8 Slams.
Novak joins Laver, Sampras, Federer & Nadal in winning 3 Slams running.
Clearly he will head to Paris with all the talk of a Novak Slam.
Rafa becomes the 1st player to lose 3 straight Slam finals.
Rafa will be haunted by that easy backhand down-the-line error in the 5th.
This match was the very definition of an instant classic.
Hell, these great athletes couldn't even stand for the trophy ceremony.
Oddly enough, I couldn't sit through most of the last set and a half.
If this is a sign of what to expect for 2012 I'm gonna need medication.
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