10 Fast Facts: The Djokovic-Nadal Australian Open Final

- Rafael Nadal is looking to become the first player to complete the Career Grand Slam twice in the Open Era. If the Spaniard wins on Sunday, he will own two or more titles at every major. Rod Laver accomplished the feat once each as an amateur and a professional. Roy Emerson did it twice as an amateur.

- Novak Djokovic can break his tie with Roger Federer and Roy Emerson for the most Australian Open trophies by claiming his seventh victory at the event. The Serbian can also break his tie with Pete Sampras for the third-most major titles in the Open Era (they currently have 14).

Most Grand Slam Singles Titles (All-Time)

1. Roger Federer	20
2. Rafael Nadal	17
T3. Novak Djokovic	14
T3. Pete Sampras	14
5. Roy Emerson	12

- Nadal once led the pair's FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 14-4. But between 2013 Beijing and 2016 Rome, Djokovic won 11 of their 12 clashes. The Serbian currently leads their rivalry 27-25.

- This is just Djokovic and Nadal’s second meeting at the Australian Open. Their first match came in the 2012 final, which at five hours and 53 minutes (won by Djokovic) remains the longest major championship match in history, as well as the longest match of both their careers. The pair’s most recent clash, a five-hour, 15-minute battle in last year’s Wimbledon semi-finals (also won by Djokovic), was the second-longest match of their careers.

- Djokovic and Nadal have combined to win 24 of the past 35 Grand Slam trophies, and that will become 25 of 36 after Sunday’s championship clash.

Past 35 Grand Slam Title Winners

1. Novak Djokovic	13
2. Rafael Nadal	11
3. Roger Federer	4
T4. Andy Murray	3
T4. Stan Wawrinka	3
6. Marin Cilic	1

- Nadal has now advanced to seven Grand Slam finals without dropping a set. He has gone on to triumph on each of the previous six occasions. On the other hand, Djokovic has never lost in the final of the Australian Open (6-0).

- If Nadal emerges victorious on Sunday, he will join Australian legend Ken Rosewall as the only men to capture a second trophy at a particular major 10 years or more after their first victory at the tournament. Rosewall was victorious at Roland Garros in 1953 and 1968, as well as the US Open in 1956 and 1970. Nadal captured glory in Melbourne in 2009.

- This will be the 47th meeting between the top two seeds in a men's singles final at a Grand Slam men’s in the Open Era. In those clashes, the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed have each been victorious 23 times.

Djokovic vs. Nadal FedEx ATP Head2Head Rivalry: By The Numbers

Overall	Djokovic leads 27-25
Hard Court	Djokovic leads 18-7
Finals	Djokovic leads 14-10
Tie-breaks	Nadal leads 9-7
Grand Slams	Nadal leads 9-5
Grand Slam Finals	Nadal leads 4-3
Australian Open	Djokovic leads 1-0

- This will be the 15th Djokovic-Nadal match at a Slam, tying Djokovic and Federer’s record for the most major clashes between two players in the Open Era.

- Djokovic and Nadal, meeting in their 25th tour-level final against one another, now own the Open Era record for the most clashes between two players in a championship match at tour-level, passing Nadal and Federer (24). Djokovic and Nadal first played with a title on the line at the 2007 BNP Paribas Open, a match won by the Spaniard.

from Tennis - ATP World Tour http://bit.ly/2S7gsSh