Novak Djokovic won the
Australian Open with 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 against Rafael Nadal.in a match
that lasted 5hr 53min. The breathless 32-stroke rally, at 5-4 in the final set
drew a standing ovation from the crowd. Novak has spent 11 hours of past 54
hours in the court and everyone is amazed by his athletic performance and
stamina.
The match didn’t have much heat
in the opening set even though set it lasted long and the next two sets had
been more or less one-way traffic. Then, in the fourth set, just when Nadal
looked to be on his way home, the Spaniard pounced. From 3-4 and 0-40 down in
that set, Nadal exploded into action. At one occasion, both looked very tired
still played hard and neither of them were ready to give up the title. At two
sets all and 4-4 and deuce, Djokovic won the last eight points of the set, the
last four on Nadal's serve which helped him to seal the trophy.
Everyone could find extreme
tiredness in his body and his eyes staring glassily into the distance. It was
the face of a man who had exhausted all his inner reserves. But he should have
been extremely satisfied as he had just delivered one of the greatest sporting
performances of the age. Nadaal should be the most frustrated man at this point as his hard work went in vain. Still he should be proud of giving a strong opposition and for making this game as one of the immemorable for everyone.
Post match in the
presentation ceremony, Novak expressed that he is playing against one of the
greatest players ever. And also admitted that Nadal is mentally strong, and he
always comes up with his best game and best shots at the right moments. But
still when he was 4‑2 down, he pushed himself up to the limit. Hope everyone might have watched this match and for those who missed it, below is the match summary in detail.
