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Djokovic and Nadal After the Epic Final
Novak Djokovic left nothing on the court, including emotions. He did Wimbledon for the first time last season, same with the US Open. Nonetheless, his third Australian Open triumph and his fifth Grand Slam title, beating Rafael Nadal in five sets, again, seemed to move him more than the previous victories.
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Aftermath of Djokovic – Nadal Australian Open Final
Novak Djokovic dug deep, and so did Rafael Nadal. As of 2012, as it was true for all of their six meetings in 2011, Djokovic just has more in his reserves. He won his fifth Grand Slam title and his third in Melbourne, beating Rafael Nadal in five sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 .
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No Problems For Roger Federer So Far
Roger Federer doesn’t fall before quarterfinals, and Bernard Tomic wasn’t about to change that tradition. Federer didn’t have many problems after the first set, beating the talented 19 year old Australian in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, advancing to his 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.
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Australian Open First Round no Problem for Federer
Roger Federer’s name has been in the news in recent days mostly for Rafael Nadal bad mouthing the all time leader in grand slam titles, but his 2012 Australian Open began postively with a straight sets win over Alexander Kudryavtsev in the first round on the first day at Melbourne, winning 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
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Nadal Against Federer’s Neutral Stance on Tennis Schedule
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are big rivals on the tennis court, but usually seem like pretty good friends off of it. Well, it seems not all is perfect between them, as Nadal criticized Federer for not being vocal enough about the players’ battle to change the ATP tour schedule, preferring to keep a clean image.