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Australian Open Breaks Time Record With Novak Djokovic Win, Twitter Ecstatic

The Australian Open Final just ended, with a match won by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. It was the longest in history. The match lasted 5 hours, 53 minutes.

Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Nadal lost his third grand slam in a row.

As you might imagine, the discussion is blowing up Twitter, with several trending topics related to the match, like #AusOpen, Rafa and Novak and Grand Slam.

Here are some recent tweets:

@JUDAYE
Judy NguyenDon’t even need to watch the match LOL. I’ve got total commentating via twitter. #ausopen 27 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@diveshnarwani
Divesh NarwaniHappen to miss the match, but the highlights and my time line suggest it was something awesome! #AusOpen 51 seconds ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto

@TQuick101
Taylor QuickCongrats to @DjokerNole and @RafaelNadal for the best final i’ve seen since the 2008 Wimbledon final. Thank you both so much. #AusOpen 40 seconds ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

@pratulpasari
Pratul PasariU cud use any word to describ this match.. Bt wat it shal always remain.. Is.. ”historic..”.. #AusOpen 1 minute ago via Tweets60dm · powered by @socialditto

@claudiacoelho10
Claudia CoelhoSo sad for #rafa he really played his heart out… #ausopen 46 seconds ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto

@MKayy__
M KayyGod, that was amazing! Major congrats to Djokovic, well deserved! Not sure how awake I’ll be tomorrow! #AusOpen 55 seconds ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@Mike_Sulli_9
Mike SullivanI’d rather lose. That way Joh Griggs doesn’t have to interview me. #AusOpen 2 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto