World No. 1 Novak Djokovic leads Rafael Nadal, the 2009 champion, 6-3 on Sunday in his bid to capture a record-breaking seventh Australian Open crown. Nadal is attempting to become the first man in the Open Era (since April 1968) — and only the third man in history (after Roy Emerson and Rod Laver) — to win each of the four Grand Slam championship trophies twice.
HOW THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL WAS WON
First Set
Djokovic came out of the blocks with a fast start, sharp in his first service game and then struck his groundstrokes cleanly to break Nadal for a 2-0 lead. Through the first three games, Djokovic had won 12 out of 13 points, before Nadal, at 0-3, ripped his first winner to let out a ‘Vamos!’ He went on to save one break point at 30/40 en route to clinching his first game, but kept being pushed behind the baseline. Although Nadal started to rebuild his confidence, Djokovic remained in control, hitting 12 winners and earning 20 of his 21 service points to complete the 36-minute set.
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