| SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - CHAMPION 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Runner Up 3. Roger Federer (SUI) - Eliminated Semi Finals 4. Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated Semi Finals 5. David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 8. Mardy Fish (USA) - Eliminated Round 2 9. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 3 10. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4 11. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 12. Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2 13. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - Eliminated Round 3 14. Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3 15. Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated Round 2 16. John Isner (USA) - Eliminated Round 3 17. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4 18. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4 19. Viktor Troicki (SRB) - Eliminated Round 2 20. Florian Mayer (GER) - Withdrawn 21. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated Round 3 22. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1 23. Milos Raonic (CAN) - Eliminated Round 3 24. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 25. Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated Round 1 26. Marcel Granollers (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2 27. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) - Eliminated Round 3 28. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1 29. Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1 30. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - Eliminated Round 3 31. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 1 32. Alex Bogomolov Jr (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2 |
| AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Melbourne Park, AUS Day 14 review - Sunday 29th January 2012. |
| SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles 1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Eliminated Semi Finals 3. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - CHAMPION 4. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Runner Up 5. Na Li (CHN) - Eliminated Round 4 6. Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Eliminated Round 1 7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3 8. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Quarter Finals 9. Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3 10. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Round 2 11. Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Eliminated Semi Finals 12. Serena Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 4 13. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4 14. Sabine Lisicki (GER) - Eliminated Round 4 15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2 16. Shuai Peng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 2 17. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 2 18. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3 19. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Elminated Round 1 20. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 3 21. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4 22. Julia Goerges (GER) - Eliminated Round 4 23. Roberta Vinci (ITA) - Eliminated Round 2 24. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1 25. Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 2 26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3 27. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3 28. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - Eliminated Round 1 29. Nedezda Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2 30. Angelique Kerber (GER) - Eliminated Round 3 31. Monica Niculescu (ROU) - Eliminated Round 3 32 - Petra Citkovska (CZE) - Eliminated Round 2 |
Novak Djokovic is the Australian Open champion for 2012, the third time the Serb has won the Australian Grand Slam tournament.
But before he could lift the trophy, Djokovic had to prevail against Rafael Nadal in an absorbing epic that went deep into the early
hours of Monday morning.
Djokovic served first, but it was Nadal that pulled off the opening break to go 3-2 ahead. But Nadal was under pressure, and had to
save three break points to consolidate his break. But Nadal's next service game saw Djokovic go one better and pull off the break to
level the set at 4-4. Most of the games in the opening set were going to multiple deuces; and by the time Nadal broke Djokovic
again and then served out the set, 71 minutes had already been played.
Nadal won his first service game in the second set, but a marathon game that went over 15 minutes saw Djokovic pull off what
would be the only break of the second set. Djokovic's serve was looking solid as the world number one got the match back on level
terms.
Momentum was running Djokovic's way, and it didn't take long for him to blow Nadal off the court in the third set, breaking the
Spaniard twice to take the set 6-2 and take the lead in the set. But there were more twists to come in this tale.
While Nadal had looked flat during the third set, he regained his composure in the fourth. For eight games that took close to an
hour, it was like two magicians trying to outdo each other with a spectaculr array of shots. But both players were looking like tiring
and needing a break; and it came when the heavens opened and the match was delayed while the roof was closed.
When play resumed, the set remained on serve until a tie-break was called on at 6-6. And with Nadal winning the tie-break, the
match went into a deciding set. By now the clock had ticked beyond midnight, but the night's entertainment was far from finished.
Nadal had the advantage of first serve in the fifth set, and was leading 3-2 on serve. And the break came, giving the Spaniard a 4-2
lead and the match was just two games away.
But the next game saw Djokovic immediately break back, and holding his serve, it was 4-4. Each player held their next serve to bring
it to 5-5. There had been long rallies, games with multiple deuces, plenty of break points saved in what had become a classic final.
Finally, it was Nadal who cracked, with Djokovic getting another break and then serving out the match. Both players collapsed from
exhaustion after what had been one of the all-time great matched. For Djokovic, it was his third Australian Open title, having taken
the silverware in 2008 and 2011. Adding to his Wimbledon and US Open titles from last year; this was the third Grand Slam final in a
row in which Djokovic had defeated Nadal in the final.
But before he could lift the trophy, Djokovic had to prevail against Rafael Nadal in an absorbing epic that went deep into the early
hours of Monday morning.
Djokovic served first, but it was Nadal that pulled off the opening break to go 3-2 ahead. But Nadal was under pressure, and had to
save three break points to consolidate his break. But Nadal's next service game saw Djokovic go one better and pull off the break to
level the set at 4-4. Most of the games in the opening set were going to multiple deuces; and by the time Nadal broke Djokovic
again and then served out the set, 71 minutes had already been played.
Nadal won his first service game in the second set, but a marathon game that went over 15 minutes saw Djokovic pull off what
would be the only break of the second set. Djokovic's serve was looking solid as the world number one got the match back on level
terms.
Momentum was running Djokovic's way, and it didn't take long for him to blow Nadal off the court in the third set, breaking the
Spaniard twice to take the set 6-2 and take the lead in the set. But there were more twists to come in this tale.
While Nadal had looked flat during the third set, he regained his composure in the fourth. For eight games that took close to an
hour, it was like two magicians trying to outdo each other with a spectaculr array of shots. But both players were looking like tiring
and needing a break; and it came when the heavens opened and the match was delayed while the roof was closed.
When play resumed, the set remained on serve until a tie-break was called on at 6-6. And with Nadal winning the tie-break, the
match went into a deciding set. By now the clock had ticked beyond midnight, but the night's entertainment was far from finished.
Nadal had the advantage of first serve in the fifth set, and was leading 3-2 on serve. And the break came, giving the Spaniard a 4-2
lead and the match was just two games away.
But the next game saw Djokovic immediately break back, and holding his serve, it was 4-4. Each player held their next serve to bring
it to 5-5. There had been long rallies, games with multiple deuces, plenty of break points saved in what had become a classic final.
Finally, it was Nadal who cracked, with Djokovic getting another break and then serving out the match. Both players collapsed from
exhaustion after what had been one of the all-time great matched. For Djokovic, it was his third Australian Open title, having taken
the silverware in 2008 and 2011. Adding to his Wimbledon and US Open titles from last year; this was the third Grand Slam final in a
row in which Djokovic had defeated Nadal in the final.
| MENS SINGLES – FINAL 1 - Novak Djokovic(SRB) def 2 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 MIXED DOUBLES – FINAL 8 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) / Horia Tecau(ROU) def 5 - Elena Vesnina(RUS) / Leander Paes(IND) 6-3 5-7 [10-3] |
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