Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to win Australian Open
Djokovic wins record seventh Australian men's singles title and third Grand Slam title in a row
Top seed Djokovic conceded just one point on his serve in the opening set
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Djokovic's drop shot gives Nadal a look in but the Serb tries it again and this time absolutely nails it! 15-15.
A thunderous wide serve from Nadal is followed by a rally which Djokovic wins. The Spaniard responds with a volley at the net. And Nadal wraps it up with another killer serve.
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Vicki Spreadbury: Went out to walk the dog just before the tennis started, assuming "well this match is going to progress slowly". Come back to find Djokovic is two sets up. What happened?!
A load of aces, some strange missed forehands from Nadal and some crazily good winners from Novak.
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Rafael Nadal has taken a bathroom break. Very wise. Will he bounce back in this third set? He can't get much worse... can he?
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Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent at Melbourne Park
I am quite shell-shocked. I have to say...
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Phil Beck: Is Nadal really playing that badly or is Novak just that much better right now? Some of Rafa's shots have been perfect - but to beat Djokovic, EVERY shot needs to be perfect.
Sho: Nadal getting absolutely destroyed here.
No holding back there Sho.
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David Law
BBC Radio 5 live tennis commentator at Melbourne Park
He is absolutely taking Nadal to the cleaners.
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Wow.
Three aces in a row from Novak Djokovic, and that'll be the second set under his belt.
Utterly, utterly dominant.
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A one-two punch from Djokovic gets his service game going, before an ace comes firing past Nadal's nose.
And again! Down the T goes Djokovic, and he's got himself three set points.
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We've only been going an hour and 12 minutes.
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David Law
BBC Radio 5 live tennis commentator at Melbourne Park
It is hard to see a way back for the great Spaniard. Novak is absolutely dismantling Nadal.
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Richie Turner: Two one-sided semis and a one-sided final. Yet again it's the women's tournament that delivers the excitement and drama. The men's game is the inferior product at the moment.
Thomas: Can we assume there’s something physically not right with Nadal? As good as Novak is playing, Rafa just doesn’t seem to be entirely present.
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Nadal is crouched behind the baseline, going for a backhand - and he nets!
Djokovic will serve for a two-set lead.
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Oh, ouch. Nadal follows up a delicious drop shot winner with a double fault.
This is just too good from Djokovic. Successive winners down the line come flying off his racquet, and Djokovic has himself another two break points.
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Marion Bartoli
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live
Novak's showing more emotion because he is starting to feel that Rafa is coming into this match more. He doesn't want to give any chances of a comeback.
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Huge roar from Djokovic as Nadal misses a cross-court forehand.
He's got game point - and he holds as Nadal slides a low backhand into the net.
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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
You can hear the sound of bass thumping out from somewhere the other side of the Yarra River. Quite apt because it is beating about as hard as what I imagine Rafa's heart is.
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Nadal defends valiantly, but it's Djokovic who shimmies forward and unleashes a forehand winner.
Advantage, Djokovic - oh, but Nadal finds his best shot of the match to drag us back to deuce!
What a forehand that is. It's come off the top of the racquet as he's forced to run, but he's somehow managed to angle it back in.
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Marion Bartoli
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live
Nadal is a step slower to every ball. That isn't going to help when you're playing against Djokovic!
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That's a much better return from Nadal, this time to Djokovic's second serve, and a cross-court backhand is speared long by the Serb.
Djokovic coughs up a rare ugly backhand for 15-30 but he darts forward to dictate play, before a low volley goes flying past Nadal.
Well then. Djokovic, stretched on the backhand side, nets, and Nadal finally forces deuce on his opponent's serve.