After nearly five hours and 53 minutes over five gruelling sets, Novak Djokovic beat Rafa Nadal to win his second straight Australian Open title and third major in succession.

Djokovic won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in the longest final of the Open era, beating the four hour, 54 minutes Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl played in the US Open final in 1988.

The victory gives Djokovic his fifth grand slam - and will be the one he takes most pride in.