On the centennial anniversary of the first men's singles final at the Australian Open, this year's men's final with Nole and Rafa really packed a punch. Almost six fucking hours, and a rain delay in which the center court (Rod Laver Arena) roof was slowly closing down. Too bad there are no blow dryers on the premises (similar to Queens).
Clearly, both Rafa and Nole both put on a show throughout some of the match, but it was Nole who got the best of it, scoring his fifth grand slam title. This had to be one of the best finals in grand slam history of all the grand slams period.
I originally didn't see it live or listened to it on AO Radio and avoided the spoilers on this one until ESPN2 showed it Sunday night.
Overall, it was a pretty good AO this year, and there were some great matches-such as the first rounder with Verdasco and Tomic. Really first class stuff and we learnt that Tomic is a talent coming up the ranks in a fast way. He could impress at the other grand slams this year.
I was so glad that I missed out on the women's final screamfest. Anyway, congrats to all the winners of every class, singles and doubles at this year's AO. Next grand slam is in May at Roland Garros in Paris. It will be around the time where the ATP and WTA tours begin to go to similar tournaments with clay surfaces, so they could see what they're capable of for the French Open.
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