Australian Open Round 3 Round-Up (Plus the biggest heartthrobs!)

Player's continuing on to the fourth round:

Djokovic

Hewitt

Gasquet

Ferrer

Murray

Kukushkin

Nishikori

Tsonga

Kohlschreiber

Del Potro

Tomic

Federer

Berdych

Almagro

Lopez

Nadal

My favourite picture from the caption contest so far:

On the Australian Open's recent poll, Roger Federer was voted biggest heartthrob, picking up 36% of the vote, while Rafael Nadal was a close second with 33.74%. Third place went to Feliciano Lopez (17.5%) who is known to be admired by the likes of Judy Murray and nicknamed 'Deliciano'!

To take place in the next poll follow this link to the Australian Open Website and vote for your dream mixed doubles partner.

Djokovic Vs Ferrer Mubadala - Final (6-2, 6-1)

Djokovic crushed Ferrer in the same manner he did Federer, he conclude the match with consecutive aces, beginning the 2012 season the way he means to go on.

Djokovic spoke about the great experience he had gained from the tournament and how much fun he had. When asked if he could continue his form from 2011 he claimed that he thought he could, too cheers of the crowd, and that nothing was impossible if you believed.

Ferrer exclaimed that he knew why Djokovic was number one in the world and that it had been a difficult match for him.

On another note aren't those trophy's great, what a funky design!

Nadal Vs Federer Mubadala - Battle for 3rd Place (6-1, 7-5)

Going into the match it had to be said that Federer was favourite to win it, Nadal was looking tiered and a shoulder injury was said to be causeing problems. Federer on the other hand may have lost to Djokovic but he appeared fresher and more prepared than Nadal did.

So it was a surprise when Nadal took the first set with relative ease, 6-1

The second set was closer, Nadal broke early but Federer broke back straight away after a double fault from Nadal (Perhaps due to his shoulder injury). A close battle followed, some great tennis was played and we got a few smiles from Nadal, even getting a point after hitting the ball between his legs - usually a Federer move!

     The 11th game was a thriller, Nadal was after a win so he could serve for the match but Federer stood in his way and stopped him time and time again, but after 6 attempts Nadal eventually broke!

      Nadal prevailed in the end, taking 3rd place, a good win for Nadal and both players must now be feeling confident about the up-coming season after a decent performance at an exhibition match. 

Afterwards Federer seemed calm and appeared to be looking forward to the coming season, he also spoke about the development of sport in Abu Dhabi and the surrounding region, he is truly a great ambassoder for the sport.

Nadal said the tournament was great preperation for the Australian Open, and spoke of his shoulder problem but mentioned he was playing his best in practise.

I feel Nadal is playing down his chances for the Australian Open, planning a suprise attack on his opponent.

We can all look forward to the final this afternoon!

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

This exciting exhibition tournament is coming to a close, but we still have two exciting matches to look forward to:

Rafael Nadal Vs Roger Federer - 3rd Place play-off

Novak Djokovic Vs David Ferrer - Final

I am looking forward to the Nadal/Federer match, we haven't had seen much of the 'Fedal' rivalry recently and I think Nadal will just be glad he isn't going up against Djokovic again!

Djokovic is looking back in form after his break and it should be a good match against David Ferrer who will be feeling good after beating fellow country-man Nadal!

Which match will you be looking forward to most?