Nadal made the more promising start as Djokovic found himself a set down, similar to his semi-final against Murray.  But Novak Djokovic fought back to lead by two sets to one and with the fourth set poised in a close tie-break, it looked like Djokovic was about to win.  But Nadal played out of his skin.  This meant so much to Nadal, who had lost all six previous meetings between the two.

Into the fifth and final set Novak Djokovic looked mentally tired and physically drained but refused to lie down.  The set was one of the most compelling I have ever watched with several rallies of 20+ shots culminating in a 31 shot rally that was full of great shots and outrageous returns that had the crowd whooping in delight.

Before a ball was hit, I had Novak Djokovic to win, not because of any weaknesses with his opponent, Rafael Nadal doesn’t have any.  But because of the ‘never say die’ attitude Djokovic possesses.  But watching the fifth set Djokovic looked weary between shots.

Just as the match moved in Nadal’s favour, as if by magic Novak Djokovic found a last gasp of energy to force the issue and take control one more time and go on to win 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 in five hours 53 minutes to win his fifth Grand Slam.

Winning the final point Novak Djokovic dropped his racket and fell to the floor screaming like a wild coyote. Before walking to celebrate with his team his tore his t-shirt from his solid torso & screamed some more.

This was possibly the most perfect display of tennis I have ever seen; and the win meant everything to Djokovic; while Rafael Nadal must have been sitting there wondering what on Earth he has to do to beat this man.

BritishSports.com are pleased to announce the launch of the Heroes of Sport website: www.heroesofsport.com.

The aim of  BritishSports.com is to bring you the best value sports books you’ll find on the web.  The website offers free delivery within the U.K. and are confident they will not be beaten on price!

The focus of the website is on a core range of the latest books, be they football, rugby, London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics together with other popular sports titles.

To receive details of the latest publications, special offers etc you can:

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To celebrate the launch of the Heroes of Sport website Buzzin Media & SportMatters Group are offering 3 Olympic books to one lucky winner.

Olympic & World Records 2012
The Greatest British Olympians & Paralympians
A Team GB children’s colouring book

To enter our Free 2012 Olympic Games Books Competition simply answer the following question:

Where was the 2008 Summer Olympic Games held?

PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED

Send your entries to comps@buzzinmedia.co.uk with ‘2012 Olympic Games Books’  in the subject line (any other subject title will be not be entered) with your answer and your full address and contact telephone number.

This Buzzin Sports competition ends on 6th December, 2011. The editor will randomly choose one lucky winner.

The editor’s choice is final.

Rory McIlroy

In the second of a series of interactive videos from Oakley, one of the leading sports brands in the world, the current US Open golf champion, budding golfers can go head-to-head over 18 holes at the prestigious British golf course, Wentworth Golf Club with the current US Open champion, Rory McIlroy.

The video is the second in Oakley’s You Vs. series – the first gave cyclists the opportunity to ride against the UK’s Tour de France sprint king, Mark Cavendish.

Through a series of questions, you can test your golf course management and decision-making skills against one of the most exciting young talents in the world of golf right now.  The questions are to seek out the level of your knowledge on what clubs to use, where best to place your shots and amazingly, your answers will affect the outcome of the video.  The video itself is shot in a realistic point-of-view style.

Taking part in the game is fun enough, but by doing so you can enter Oakley’s exclusive competition too, simply by ‘liking’ the Oakley Facebook page.  And if you are so good that you manage to beat Rory McIlroy over 18 holes, then you have the chance to be selected as the lucky winner who gets to meet Rory and have the honour of caddying for him, walking around the Wentworth golf course.

Oakley You vs Rory McIlroy

The You Vs. Rory McIlroy interactive video game is great fun and can be accessed from the  dedicated Oakley microsite or the Oakley Europe Facebook page.

Firstly, Like the page, select some Oakley sunglasses to wear, and then start exercising your golf expertise for a chance to win a prize any golf-fan would go crazy for!

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The Shanghai Masters was Murray’s fifth title of 2011.

This is the first time since 2003 that Roger Federer has not been ranked in the top 3. Following his victory Andy Murray said,

“For a lot of years everything went very right for Federer. He’s had a few tournaments this year where maybe things could have gone his way and they didn’t but I’m sure next year he’ll be competing. He’s still playing great tennis.”