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In what will what likely go down as one of the more memorable matches in tennis history, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 on Sunday to win the Australian Open in the longest Grand Slam final of the Open Era. The top-ranked Djokovic won his third consecutive major title and third Australian Open.

The American leg of the tennis grand slam begins play today on the hard courts of the USTA National Tennis Center in New York.

On the men’s side, history and Roger Federer once again is the lead story.

With the news that defending champion Rafael Nadal had to withdraw due to tendonitis in his knees, this year’s Wimbledon opens up the men’s singles a bit.

The grass court grand slam tournament which begins tomorrow will definitely have a different spin with the brilliant Spaniard out.

The tennis world’s toughest two week test on clay begins today at venerable Roland Garros in that city of lights, Paris, with the 119th edition of the French Open.

The key story for the singles scene this year focuses on both world no.1’s for different reasons as they each aim for the premier championships on their favorite surface.