when are the australian open men's finals?
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 Since the 2005 Australian Open , the opening Grand Slam tournament of the 2005 ATP Tour , the Big Four have won both Olympic Games singles tournaments. all but four Majors , and all but two Tennis Masters Cups / ATP World Tour Finals . 

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 The 2012 Australian Open Men 's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men 's Singles tournament at the 2012 Australian Open . It pitted the world 's top two players , Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal , against each other in a Grand Slam tournament final for the fourth time ( out of seven ) and third consecutive time . Djokovic defeated Nadal in five sets to win the match . At five hours and fifty @-@ three minutes , it was the Major final match with the longest duration in history . During the trophy ceremony , both Nadal and Djokovic required chairs , as they were both so tired that they couldn 't stand . 

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 7 of the last 8 Australian Open finals have been contested by the 2 of the big four . 

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 Since the 1988 tournament , it has held the " World Cup " name , with the IBAF recognising the past Amateur World Series winners as World Cup winners . With the change of name came a change in format for the tournament : a round @-@ robin phase , followed by a knockout phase for the top four teams . ( Later tournaments would see two pools used in the first phase , and an expanded knockout phase including the top four teams from each pool . ) In the " World Cup Era " , Australia has reached the final phase four times , finishing 7th in 1998 , 6th in 2007 and most recently 5th in 2009 and 2011 . 

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 At home bouts , the league has attendances as high as 5 @,@ 000 , and has its own stable of male referees who officiate the league and interstate bouts . The 2009 season was won by Surly Griffins and the 2010 season by the Black N Blue Belles . The 2011 season had six bouts scheduled , with the league championship to occur in October 2011 . The league 's bouts are aired on ChannelVision , and they have had media coverage from 666 ABC Canberra . 
