2012 Australian Open – Men's singles final 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles final The 2012 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2012 Australian Open between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, at the time ranked the number 1 and 2 player in the world, respectively. In the final, Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5 to win the tournament. It was the longest Grand Slam final match (by duration) in history, lasting 5 hours 53 minutes, overtaking the record previously set by the 1988 US Open Final between Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl.
All-time tennis records – men's singles All-time tennis records – men's singles All-time tennis records – men's singles, covers the period from 1877 to present. The first event to go "open" started on 22 April 1968 at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England, while the first Grand Slam tournament to do so was the 1968 French Open (Roland Garros) starting 27 May. Today the ultimate pursuit in tennis is, without question for any player to win the calendar Grand Slam. In tennis, a calendar Grand Slam is achieved when a player wins four consecutive Grand Slam events in the same calendar year. In 1982 the