Yes... that's him. Novak Djokovic the 2012 Australian Open tennis champion. After an almost 5 hour battle with Andy Murray in the semi final on Friday night, he beat Rafael Nadal in an epic battle that went almost 6 hours and into early Monday morning in Melbourne.
Wow! That's really something! Super human perhaps. But I think Djoko has great talent,strong mind, big heart and huge will power to win. Stronger and bigger than his opponents. Talent and skill wise, they are about there equal. Phew! They way he played and pull those shots greatly showed his determination to win over his nemesis. He did just that!
At the end of the marathon match, he just lay down on the court and in a gesture of a true champion (plus told so by the TV) he showed the world his number 1 ranking is to stay for a long long time and many more of the Grand Slams to his taking.
As for Nadal, he is a champion too. He did all the right things to beat Djoko but sadly not good enough I would say. Djokovic is simply the best tennis player on earth now.
In the end, it was a great tennis match. Unfortunately, there's only 1 winner.
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