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		<title>Aussie Open Men’s Final: Djokovic wills his way to win over Nadal in five set marathon 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 to win third Australian Open and third consecutive Slam</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Boris Becker once said the fifth set wasn&#8217;t about tennis, it was about heart.  There seems no better example than the fifth set of this marathon match that nearly edged six hours. The fifth set seemed like one of those Rocky movies with Rocky faced against an inhuman opponent, and both players took punches and [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Men’s Final Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the third Slam in a row that world number 1, Novak Djokovic, will face world number 2, Rafael Nadal. When the curtains closed on 2011, the big questions were &#8220;Is Novak healthy&#8221; and &#8220;Is Rafa mentally ready?&#8221;.  Murray knew the answers to these questions.  He was asked what he thought of his competition prior [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 13: Stepanek and Paes wins doubles title over Bryan brothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When your livelihood depends on traveling across the world, a little planning is important.  Bob Bryan, who got married somewhat recently, was expecting his first child. The good news was that it wouldn&#8217;t exactly happen during the Australian Open.  The bad news is, the baby was expected to arrive the last day of the tournament.  [...]<br/>
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		<title>The Changing Game of Andy Murray</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Andy Murray has been called a counterpuncher, but he&#8217;s not exactly a counterpuncher in the classic way.  Back when Andy Murray was rising in the ranks, he relied more on change of spins and pace and finesse drop shots to win matches.  Murray&#8217;s big strength then as it is now is his tremendous speed and [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 12 (SF): Djokovic edges Murray in five set marathon and plays Nadal for the title</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rafael Nadal must be so thrilled. He had come off a tough four set challenge from the Swiss maestro who, once again, could not figure out a way to beat the beast of Mallorca.  They say, in football, a good defense wins championships, and Rafa showed, if you can chase enough would-be winners, your opponent [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 11 (SF): Nadal beats Federer in four, reaches final for second time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As usual, Federer looked sharp out of the gate, but Nadal again caught up before Federer could close out the set and feel good about it.  Federer took a 3-0 lead and looked sharp, hardly missing any serves, but as soon as Nadal began holding serve, Federer&#8217;s sharp play started showing edges.  Shots that were [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open: The Big Four reach the final four</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If I were asked to rank how the players played in their quarterfinal matches, hmm, I think I would go in this order. 1. Roger Federer In his win over Juan Martin del Potro, Federer moved as well as I&#8217;ve seen in a while, and was pulling out magic tricks.  It&#8217;s hard to evaluate this [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 10 (QF): Djokovic beats Ferrer to head into top four semi showdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How does it feel to be David Ferrer?  He is a most worthy top 5.  He pretty much beats everyone ranked below him.  He might struggle against a Berdych or Tsonga, but pretty much everyone below that, he does well.  Ferrer made Nadal&#8217;s life a lot easier by being his Davis Cup teammate.  Nadal is [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 10 (QF): Murray rolls past Nishikori and heads to semi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A week and a half ago, the draw didn&#8217;t look so friendly to Andy Murray.  He was expected to play a series of Frenchman for four rounds.  He played Roger-Vasselin in the second round and Michael Llodra in the third round.  The expected player was Gael Monfils in the fourth round, but due to an [...]<br/>
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		<title>Aussie Open Day 9 (QF): Federer and Nadal to meet in the semifinals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro had it all.  He beat Nadal in three easy sets in 2009 in the US Open semifinals.  Then, he took down Federer in five sets in the finals to be the only player outside of Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer to win a Slam since 2005.  Six years of Slams have only [...]<br/>
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