Just How Great Was the Djokovic-Nadal Match?; A Super Bowl Box Pool Primer
When Rafael Nadal squared off against Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday, no one expected they were about to watch history being made — nor did they realize it would be made on a Monday. But the match, a "sweat-drenched, sneaker-squeaking 5 hour, 53-minute endurance contest," as the AP puts it, would go down as the longest Grand Slam singles final in pro-tennis history. At 1:37 a.m. Monday morning, an exhausted Djokovic emerged the winner.
Less lucky was one female fan in the stands, to whom Djokovic tossed the sweat-drenched shirt he tore off his body in a beastly fashion during his moment of victory. Watch what happens next (via The Daily What):
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Seth Abramovitch
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