Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose prior to their men's final match at the 2012 Australian Open. The two have met in the final of the last three Grand Slam events.

Women's singles champion and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus arrives to watch Novak Djokovic against Rafael Nadal in their men's finals match.

Tennis fans in the crowd show their support in, um, interesting ways.

Djokovic plays a backhand in the first set of the men's final. Nadal won the 80-minute first set 7-5.

Nadal of Spain steps into the photographers pit during the match.

Djokovic pauses during the first set against Nadal at Melbourne Park.

Nadal reacts to winning a point against Djokovic in the first set. Nadal won the 80-minute set 7-5.

An animated Djokovic reacts during the second set after a point. Djokovic leveled the match second set by a 6-4 score.

Nadal changes his shirt during the men's final. On a hot, humid night, shirt changes were frequent the marathon match that concluded at 1:37 a.m.

Nadal reacts after dropping a point in the third set to Djokovic who went up a set by a 6-2 score. Their match would go on to last nearly six hours.

Djokovic refused to give up after losing the first set to Nadal and went on to beat his rival in a final for the seventh straight time since March 2011.

Nadal plays a shot in the second set of their lengthy battle. Nadal and Djokovic played the first two sets in two hours and 26 minutes. The previous longest Australian Open final was in 1988 between Pat Cash and Mats Wilander.

Nadal walks to his chair down two sets to one. He rallied to win the fourth-set tiebreaker.

Djokovic celebrates winning championship point for his third straight Slam title, his third Australian Open title and his seventh straight victory over Nadal.

Djokovic rips his shirt off after championship point in his men's final match against Nadal. The five-set thriller lasted five hours and 53 minutes, making it the longest Grand Slam final match ever.

A shirtless Djokovic celebrates his 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 victory over Nadal to win the 2012 Australian Open.