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A weary Novak Djokovic says his win at the 2012 Australian Open is the best of his career. The five set thriller kept tennis fans up until the early hours and the tournament organisers are not sure if it is possible to stage a more successful event in the years to come.
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Tens of thousands of Australians are suffering a tennis hangover today after staying up until 1.30am to watch Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open final. At nearly six hours, it was the longest Grand Slam Final in history.
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Angela Pulvirenti speaks to Australian tennis great Roy Emerson as part of the ABC Local Radio's Inside Edge series.
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It took a record six hours but Novak Djokovic has defended his Australian Open championship, beating his greatest rival Rafal Nadal. It will be remembered as one of the most thrilling finals in the history of the Open era and cements Djokovic's reputation as the game's current top men's player.
Topics: australian-open, sport, tennis, melbourne-3000, australia
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Listen to a selection of Australian Open finalists Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka's finest grunts.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Maria Sharapova is not only one of the game's top players but she's also one of its loudest. This week she's again been forced to defend herself after attracting more criticism from one of her opponents for her on-court shrieking. Now the Women's Tennis Association says it's exploring ways to reduce excessive grunting.
Topics: australian-open, sport, tennis, melbourne-3000, australia, vic
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Former Australian tennis star Wendy Turnbull told Grandstand's Steve Pearce and Quentin Hull that it's time for the ITF and WTA to do something about the incessant screaming in the game.
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In recent years there has been increasing pressure from China to host its own tennis major now that it's the third most popular sport on television there. Tennis Australia has gone out of its way to increase the interest in the sport throughout Asia in order to shore up support for the Australian Open.
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There's speculation today that Australia's number one tennis player for the past decade, Lleyton Hewitt, may have made his final appearance on Melbourne Park's centre court in yesterday's match against the world number one Novak Djokovic. But his manager says if his body can hold out Lleyton Hewitt might just be able to play again at next year's Australian Open.
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Any hopes of an Australian making it to the final of the 2012 Tennis Open now rest with Lleyton Hewitt who will front up tonight to take on the defending champion Novak Djokovic. Last night teenager Bernard Tomic lost in straight sets to the world number 3 Roger Federer.
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Bernard Tomic promised he will soon be capable of beating the big four, despite the majestic Roger Federer knocking him out of the Australian Open in straight sets.
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With the start of the Australian Open players are under intense mental pressure to perform and sometimes the support of the home crowd can hinder rather than help players.
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Jarkko Nieminen speaks after his 6-2, 7-5 victory over Julien Benneteau to win the Sydney International men's title on Sunday.
Topics: tennis, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Grandstand's Steve Pearce spoke with 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash at Kooyong about his memories of the venue and the state of tennis in the country in the lead up to this year's Australian Open.
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Grandstand's Dan Lonergan shares a chat with Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley about what is in store for another exciting grand slam at Melbourne Park.
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Former AMA president Kerryn Phelps says tennis legend Margaret Court has vilified gays with her comments that homosexuality is an abomination in God's view. Kerryn Phelps is among many demanding that the tennis arena named after Mrs Court be stripped of her name.
Topics: discrimination, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, human, sport, tennis, australia, wa
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Australia's Anastasia Rodionova says he was satisfied with her victory over Greta Arn in the first round of the Hobart International.
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Australian tennis player Olivia Rogowska talks to Grandstand after defeating Italy's Alberta Brianti 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of qualifying for the Hobart International.
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Pat Rafter had a chat with Grandstand's Peter Walsh about golf, surfing, raising kids and life after tennis.
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Jarmila Gajdosova told Grandstand's Peter Newlinds that she had a lot of things to improve in her game but she is a more rounded player than she was last year when she won the Hobart International.
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Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova told Grandstand's Peter Newlinds she is confident about her chances of defending her Hobart International title in January.
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Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told Grandstand's Steve Pearce that Lleyton Hewitt's iconic standing ensured he would be awarded a wildcard for 2012's opening major.
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Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter told Grandstand's Quentin Hull he is hopeful his work will have a long-term effect on Australian tennis.
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Samantha Stosur's coach David Taylor told Grandstand's Karen Tighe that his charge's performance in the WTA Championship quarter-finals was basically flawless.
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Crown has announced it has signed up French Open tennis champion Li Na to market its casinos and hotels in her homeland China. Marketing experts say it is a coup for the company but only time will tell if the deal sees more Chinese visitors coming to Crown properties.
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