Novak Djokovic won his third Australian Open title when he beat Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 in an epic encounter on Sunday in Melbourne that lasted almost six hours. After trading breaks early in the final set, Djokovic got the decisive break of serve in the 11th game and came out at 6-5 to serve for the match. He finally closed out the match at 1:40am Melbourne time, after the longest grand slam final in history. Djokovic took control of the contest in the third set, demolishing Nadal 6-2, and never looked back.
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