Day 17 Favorite Tennis Moments

Day 17: January 29, 2012: Novak Djokovic successfully defends his Australian Open title over Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era.

Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic defended his Australian Open tile in one epic match versus Rafael Nadal. The match lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes with Djokovic winning in five sets 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5. The match clocked in as the longest match in Australian Open history to go with the longest Grand Slam singles finals in the Open Era. Nadal made a bit of unfortunate history after the match becoming the first and only player thus far to lose three Grand Slam finals in a row to the same person in the Open Era. Djokovic's win was his 5th of what is now 12 Grand Slam singles titles.