Australian Open 2014: Power Ranking Men’s Title Contenders

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Published: January 10, 2014

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It is already time for Grand Slam tennis. The Australian Open will begin on Jan. 13, and I swear the start date to this event gets sooner on the calendar every year. There is no other explanation for the fact I'm surprised it's Grand Slam time. 

Not that I'm complaining, mind you. This event is a great way to get that tennis fix to make it through the winter. 

Rafael Nadal enters the tournament as the world No. 1 after his amazing 2013 season, but he is not No. 1 in my power rankings. That honor belongs to the event's defending champion. 

The draw is set. Feel free to view it in the link below, but when it comes to the men featured in this article, the draw is not all that important. Legend Boris Becker explains: 



 

No. 1: Novak Djokovic



Novak Djokovic has a far easier path to the final than Rafael Nadal, but in the end, he will still likely have to beat the Spaniard to take the title. So what else is new? 

These two rivals are the only two men in the history of the sport to have met in the final of every major. In 2012, Djokovic won the Australian Open title only after playing a nearly six-hour championship match against Nadal that became an instant classic. 



Although Nadal got the better of Djokovic when it mattered most last season, Djokovic actually has won the last two meetings between the two. In fact, both of those victories came in straight sets for Djokovic.

Not only that, the world No. 2 has not lost since Nadal beat him in the final of the U.S. Open—a span that covers 24 matches.  

Djokovic is in prime form to defend his title. 

 

No. 2: Rafael Nadal 



While Becker and I just got done dismissing the draw, Nadal's is especially noteworthy. Not only does he face a relatively difficult...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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