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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will renew the “greatest rivalry” in modern tennis when they collide in a mouth-watering 107th Australian Open final on Sunday.

The top two players in the world have 31 Grand Slam titles between them and each can claim another slice of history with victory.

Djokovic, 31, will lift a record seventh Norman Brookes Trophy with a win while Nadal, 32, will become the first man in the Open Era to win all four Grand Slams twice if he adds to his 2009 Melbourne Park crown.

Nadal’s 18th Grand Slam title would see him close the gap on Federer’s 20 at the top of the all-time list and Djokovic’s 15th would give him sole ownership of third place ahead of Pete Sampras.

“These are the kind of matches that you live for: finals of Slams, playing the greatest rivals at their best,” said Djokovic after dismantling Lucas Pouille 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in a lopsided 83 minutes in Friday’s semi-final.

Australian Open final: Djokovic vs Nadal – live updates

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SEVENTH HEAVEN

Djokovic has done it. You can catch up with the set-by-set summary and the match stats here.

Novak on the brink…in the third set

He leads 5-3, Nadal serving…. Djoker 40-15…Nadal fires back… it’s 40-30 to Nadal now…

Third set: Djokovic leading 4-3…

…Nadal is trying is trying damn hard to pull something back here. Djoker is serving. He leads 30-15.

Rafa out at sea

No, not because the court is so blue. Djoker is leading 3-1 an in the third set set. Nadal playing very deep… he’s serving and it’s 30 love, with Djoker leading 3-1.

Djokovic takes the second set…

Oh dear…. Rafa looks a bit stuck in the same gear. We’re not sure which gear, because it’s not like he’s not trying. But yet, Nole is on another level. He’s hammering Nadal.

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Second set: Djokovic leads 4-2

Nadal isn’t playing badly, at all. He’s finally finding some rhythm and is forcing the Serb to deuce. But Novak has other plans….

Novak Djokovic wins the first set 6-3

Nole didn’t lose a single point on serve in that set. Both are playing good tennis, but Nadal just looks a little bit more frustrated than Nole. Despite the crowd’s agitation.

1st Set: First set: Djokovic 5-3 Nadal*

Nadal keeps the set alive with new balls. Yeah, we’re not gonna go down that road with the innuendo.1st SetDjokovic 3-1 Nadal

Rafa fights back and holds serve.

Djoker responds bish bash bosh and does the same.1st SetRafa is serving…

… Djokovic is leading 30-15 in this game.

1st Set: Djokovic takes the first game

The Serb chose to serve. And he holds it.an hour ago

Oh the crowd booed Nole when he walked out…

… Aussies classy as ever.

We’re into the warm ups….

…and the pundits are swinging their predictions without outright saying who they think will win.2 hours agoTo get you started…

We’ve got stats and facts.

On Rafa: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/who-is-rafael-nadal-australia-open-final-2019/

On Nole: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/australian-open-final-who-is-novak-djokovic/

Not long to go now….