Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, NOVAK Djokovic confirmed his credentials as one of the great champions of tennis when defeating Rafael Nadal in a remarkable and record-breaking Australian Open final.

The defending champion overcame a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to win 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5) 7-5 in a 5.53-hour epic that will be recognised as an all-time classic given it became the longest grand slam final ever and also the longest Australian Open match ever.

That there was another twist should not surprise. After breaking Nadal at 5-all, Djokovic moved to within two points of the match only for Nadal to scramble from side to side to somehow gain a break point.

Djokovic, after crunching a backhand with all his might, crossed himself repeatedly seeking the divine intervention clearly needed to finish this contest.

His prayer was answered, with a Nadal shot clipping the net chord and bouncing out to give him championship point. A forehand sealed it. Words, though, can not do justice to how remarkable the match was.

Djokovic, rightly, will be lauded as a deserving champion but Nadal underlined his reputation as one of the most courageous players to grace Rod Laver Arena. He, too, returned from the brink in the fourth set to ensure this match a place in history.

It is a match so superb that it will be discussed whenever the great grand slam finals are discussed. It is also a most fitting finale to an extraordinary Australian Open.

From Bernard Tomic’s come-from-behind victory over Fernando Verdasco to the epic semi-finals between the world’s four best players, the quality of tennis on display has been staggering.

Melbourne conquered yet again, the one grand slam frontier not yet breached at Roland Garros is the next obvious target for Djokovic at the end of May.

Shortly before last year’s US Open, Nadal made an admission startling given his status as a champion. He conceded in an interview in New York that Djokovic had him beaten mentally.

Jelena Ristic

Jelena Ristic, The best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and former first tennis player Ana Ivanovic planet are not separate from each other for the past month! Djokovic and Ana were not separated since the Fed Cup, which began the first day of the 2011th, and beautiful from Belgrade still follow all the matches of the third world tennis players in Australian Open, even though their competition in Melbourne, closed in the first round.

Serbian tennis duo together was also to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Ana and Nole in the Australian city of Perth, during preparation for the Hoffman Cup, taking the time to have fun. Ana is the one time she tried her hand for the microphone, while Nola again Latio guitar.

At the end of the Hoffman Cup Ivanovic is injured, so she had to miss the tournament in Sydney, and the rest is used for recovery and holidays in Australia. Association is then continued in Melbourne, the Australian Open, where he greeted Ana after eliminating every match and was Novak’s Lucky him to enter the final.

Without Helen of Davis Cup: Noletova girlfriend Jelena Ristic watched the last match of Novak Djokovic at the beginning of last December, in the Davis Cup finals against the selection of France in Belgrade. Nole then beat Gael Monfils 3-0, 6-2 in sets 6-2 6-4, and Victor provided Trick in the last match of Serbia adopted the Davis Cup trophy winners.

Ziki knocked out in the mix: A double winner in the Australian Open mixed doubles competition will play Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final grand slam tournament in Melbourne.
He is paired with Maria Kirilenko lost 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) of the former “team colleagues – Daniel Nestor and Katarina Srebotnik, with whom he is still the current champion of Roland Garros. Canadian-Slovenian combination in the final game against the pair Paul Hanley (USA) – Yung Jan Chan (Taipei).