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Novak Djokovic, First Three Times in a Row Australian Open Champion
The better player didn’t have the best of starts, but eventually, he won. Novak Djokovic continued his reign in Melbourne by becoming the first player in the Open era to win the Australian Open three consecutive times, beating Andy Murray in four sets despite dropping the first one.
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Australian Open Final – Djokovic vs Murray Predictions
When this final repeats and comes back again, it’s safe to say that the rivalry between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic is now the number one on the ATP Tour, and naturally was the one we expected and deserved to see in the first Grand Slam title match of the season, the 2013 Australian Open Final.
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Andy Murray Beats Roger Federer in a Grand Slam for the First Time
It took Andy Murray exactly four hours to finally beat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam match, needing five sets after losing two tiebreaks. With the win, Murray advances to his third Australian Open Final and second in a row, a rematch from last year with an awaiting Novak Djokovic.
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Novak Djokovic – Obstacles in the way of a 4th Australian Open Title
It was hard seeing Stanislas Wawrinka actually putting Novak Djokovic, the Australian Open champion from the previous two tournaments and the world’s number one, away. Warinka needed a perfect game for that to happen. Djokovic just needed to be himself.
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Roger Federer – Still Hungry For Grand Slam Titles
It’s not that Roger Federer isn’t among the favorites to win the 2013 Australian Open, but lets just say it will be a tad surprising if he lifts his 18th Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.
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Novak Djokovic – The Favorite Going into the Australian Open
It wasn’t a super-dominant year for Novak Djokovic in 2012, but he was still on top of the ATP rankings when the season ended. Heading into the first Grand Slam of 2013 he’s favorite to win.
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Rafael Nadal – Never Going to be the Same
Formerly the best player in the world, Rafael Nadal is hoping he’ll make his return as early as January 2013. Some actually think he’ll show up in the Year’s end tournament in London, but when next year’s Australian Open still isn’t the clear, it’s hard to expect him to be back so soon.
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Rafael Nadal – Hoping For Australian Open Return
If anyone was hoping to see Rafael Nadal back on the courts before the end of 2012, you’ll be disappointed. The good news, sort of, for any Nadal fan and generally tennis lovers, is that the Spaniard is setting his sights on the 2013 Australian Open as his big comeback on the ATP Tour.