It can easily be touted as the ‘Clash of the Titans’ as world number one Novak Djokovic will take on world number two Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena on January 27. The pair last met in a final in Melbourne in 2012 – when the Djokovic won after a six-hour epic battle in five sets (longest Grand Slam final in history).
On the back of one-sided semifinals victories, both Djokovic and Nadal pack their bags to throw ammunitions at each other for the 53rd time in their illustrious careers. Djokovic leads head to head 27-25, while Nadal holds a 4-3 win-loss record against the top-ranked Serb in majors finals.
“These are the kind of matches that you live for.” –@DjokerNole
Why the Serb’s greatest rival is one of his favorite challenges: https://t.co/ot1FM6XQpt#AusOpen #SleepIsForTheWeak pic.twitter.com/vP3BaKWmfW
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2019
📍Court 18@RafaelNadal warms up ahead of tonight’s Men’s Singles Final vs #Djokovic. Can he win for the second time in Melbourne? 🇪🇸 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/3j3a0JFyAJ
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2019
The Melbourne Park will once again have prima facie visuals of a modern-day classic. Sunday promises to be a modern-day classic between two men who have not learned how or when to give up. A win for Nadal will see him become the first player in the Open era to win all four Grand Slam titles twice, while victory for Djokovic will take him clear of six-time Melbourne winners Roger Federer and Roy Emerson.
Here’s how the social media is abuzz ahead of the Australian Open Men’s final:
Are you Team @RafaelNadal or Team @DjokerNole?😎
Comment below👇#AusOpen #AusOpenFinal pic.twitter.com/xBaVolrXe5
— FlashScore.in (@FlashScore_IN) January 26, 2019
Looking forward to the #AusOpenFinal tonight. Watching these two masterclassers go hammer and tongs is entertainment at its finest. Go @DjokerNole !!
— Matthew (@MKunac) January 27, 2019
Battle of Legends tomorrow…🔥🔥#AusOpenFinal #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/m0GAemhMMO
— MR™️〰️ (@MR11se) January 26, 2019
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Nadal vs Federer 23-15
Djokovic vs Federer 25-22
Djokovic vs Nadal 27-25TOTAL :
4⃣9⃣✅ Djokovic
4⃣8⃣✅ Nadal
3⃣7⃣✅ Federer
(*Before 2019 #AusOpenFinal) pic.twitter.com/YhWr6VJ0i6— Twitugal💫 (@Twitugal) January 25, 2019
Let me make Sunday productive.
Rod Laver Arena is all set for today’s epic Djokovic-Nadal great rivalry.#Djokovic FTW!#AusOpen #AusOpenFinal pic.twitter.com/Ze469kN2JU
— Sowkya Sadhepalli (@sowky7) January 27, 2019
Here’s wishing the greats of the game a fantastic match. May the best man wins. Hope that man is @DjokerNole Bring it on!!! #IdemoNole #NoleFam #Djokovic #DjokovicNadal #NadalDjokovic @RafaelNadal #AusOpen @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/2w1t2L9133
— Archana (@TravelSeeWrite) January 27, 2019