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From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041662-novak-djokovic-vs-rafael-nadal-who-will-be-victorious-in-australian-open-final
After two monstrous semifinals, each lasting over four hours, the 2012 Australian Open final is set to be one of the best Slam finals in recent history.
Rafael Nadal came back from a set down to cap off a spectacular win over his 16-time Grand Slam winning rival Roger Federer (6-7, [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041708-australian-open-2012-results-djokovic-win-over-murray-sets-dream-final
After an incredible victory over Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic set a dream final in the Australian Open.
Against Rafael Nadal.
The two top players in the world will clash once again, and it’s the matchup everyone has been hoping for.
After nearly five hours, Djokovic finally eliminated Murray. The match was an [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041634-australian-open-2012-results-novak-djokovics-momentum-will-end-vs-rafael-nadal
Novak Djokovic should enter the Australian Open finals against Rafael Nadal with all the confidence in the world. He just played a marathon match against Andy Murray to make it here and has defeated Nadal on the last six occasions that they played, so what is there to worry [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041038-australian-open-tv-schedule-2012-why-maria-sharapova-is-a-lock-to-win
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will face off in the women’s singles final at the 2012 Australian Open.
The match will feature two different players, the older Sharapova against the young gun Azarenka.
Expect experience to win out, with Sharapova taking home the trophy this weekend.
Here are three reasons why Maria [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041511-australian-open-2012-andy-murray-proves-grand-slam-drought-will-end-soon
Andy Murray will win a Grand Slam title in 2012. Sure, he came up just short in his bid to upset Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals, but his high level of play proved that he’s finally ready to take the next step on one of the sport’s [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041443-australian-open-2012-five-bold-predictions-for-the-nadal-djokovic-final
We’ve finally come to the point where we can say it’s bold to pick Rafael Nadal over Novak Djokovic. The last time he beat Novak was in 2010 in the Round Robin stage of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 7-5, 6-2.
Nadal leads the series 16-13 overall, [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and a “physical crisis” to beat Andy Murray in an almost five-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night and move into his third straight Grand Slam final. Standing between Djokovic and a record shared by some of the greatest players of all time will be [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and a “physical crisis” to beat Andy Murray in an almost five-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night and move into his third straight Grand Slam final. Standing between Djokovic and a record shared by some of the greatest players of all time will be [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041481-rafael-nadal-will-have-andy-murray-to-thank-for-2012-australian-open-title
No. 2 Rafael Nadal still has one match to go in order to win his second Australian Open, but thanks to the efforts of Andy Murray, I believe Rafa holds the upper hand in the finals.
Nadal took care of No. 3 Roger Federer in the semis quite handily and [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041464-murray-vs-djokovic-score-recap-and-highlights-from-australian-open-semifinal
Men’s Semifinal Recap
Novak Djokovic proved exactly why he’s No. 1 in the world in his win over Andy Murray, as Djokovic now takes on No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the 2012 Australian Open final.
Djokovic would win in what was arguably the best match of the tournament. It was one [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041437-australian-open-2012-results-loss-to-djokovic-proves-andy-murray-isnt-elite
Andy Murray is the No. 4 player in the world and he gave No. 1 Novak Djokovic all he could handle in the Australian Open semifinals, but blowing a late advantage proves that Murray doesn’t belong in the elite class of men’s tennis.
Murray has won 22 career singles titles [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041426-australian-open-2012-scores-day-12-scores-and-results-summary
It took all of five sets and then some, but the men’s final at the 2012 Australian Open is officially set.
And it is exactly what we all wanted.
Novak Djokovic persevered through some stamina issues to finally knocked off Andy Murray, his opponent in last year’s Aussie Open final, in [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041409-australian-open-tennis-2012-mens-final-tv-schedule-start-time-and-live-stream
It took more than four hours to make it official, but Novak Djokovic secured his place in the Australian Open finals on Sunday against Rafael Nadal. 
Djokovic is going to need every second of his time off just to recover from his marathon match against Andy Murray in the semifinals. [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1040382-djokovic-vs-nadal-2012-australian-open-final-destined-for-greatness
Novak Djokovic looks to defend his Australian Open title this weekend when he battles with Rafael Nadal, which is a huge win for tennis in general because this match is going to be great. 
As the first Grand Slam event of the year, tennis really needs the Australian Open to [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1040740-2012-australian-open-loss-to-rafael-nadal-proves-roger-federer-needs-to-change
For anything positive to come out of falling to Rafael Nadal in the seminfals of the 2012 Australian Open, Roger Federer must first understand it’s time for a change.
Nadal defeated Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to move onto the final round, where he will square off against [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041443-australian-open-2012-five-bold-predictions-for-the-nadal-djokovic-final
We’ve finally come to the point where we can say it’s bold to pick Rafael Nadal over Novak Djokovic. The last time he beat Novak was in 2010 in the Round Robin stage of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 7-5, 6-2.
Nadal leads the series 16-13 overall, [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041487-australian-open-2012-examining-bryan-brothers-legacy-if-they-win-doubles-finals
Although the big final in tennis doesn’t come until the weekend, when the monster match between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal will take place, there are still tons of other finals left to be played. Sure they aren’t as high profile but in the categories [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041444-rafael-nadal-vs-novak-djokovic-extra-rest-ensures-rafa-win-in-australian-open
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are as close in skill as two players can be. These two titans of tennis will meet in the Australian Open finals on Sunday, and the only discernible advantage that either player has is in time off. 
Djokovic just played a nearly five-hour marathon match [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday’s Australian Open title decider, has been there five times before, and won three. That’s all history from Azarenka’s perspective. “It’s no concern for me. I mean, I worked hard to be [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

After reaching her first Grand Slam final, the big question for Bethanie Mattek-Sands is what to wear for the occasion? The 26-year-old American, known for her sometimes outlandish fashion sense, and Romanian partner Horia Tecau advanced to the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-3, [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News
Police issued two traffic tickets to Bernard Tomic after waiting outside his home while he spoke to a lawyer in the latest episode of a feud between the teenage Wimbledon quarterfinalist and local officers. Australian media reported that officers tried to pull over Tomic, who did not stop but drove [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

With singles play on their minds, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva nearly forgot to sign up in time for doubles at the Australian Open. The Russians were lucky they got in under the wire. On Friday, they rallied to beat the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5-7, [...]

From Yahoo! Sports – Tennis News

Defending champion Novak Djokovic moved into an Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after edging Andy Murray in a five-set, almost five-hour semifinal late Friday night. Despite appearing tired and sore from the second set, Djokovic rallied to beat Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 in a rematch of [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1041079-sharapova-vs-azarenka-finals-experience-favors-maria-at-australian-open
It’s only fitting that Maria Sharapova would have to face Victoria Azarenka, rather than Kim Clijsters, in the finale at the 2012 Australian Open.
Sharapova has spent the bulk of the tournament battling younger, less experienced challengers at Melbourne Park. From Jamie Hampton and Sabine Lisicki to Ekaterina Makarova and [...]

From Bleacher Report – Tennis http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1040571-australian-open-2012-tv-schedule-why-sharapova-vs-azarenka-is-cant-miss-match
While most of the focus will be on the Australian Open men’s final, the women’s final pitting No. 3 Victoria Azarenka against No. 4 Maria Sharapova has enough interesting storylines to warrant staying up extra late this weekend.
If you’re an East Coaster, then you’ll have to stay up until [...]