Stay Focussed, and be determined in life.

We saw two great matches of tennis in Australian open in Melbourne.

Women’s Final:

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in two straight sets 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday 28.01.12.

Remember Maria is three times Grand Slam winner and is more experienced than Victoria.

In the first set Maria as usual was leading 2 nil and Victoria was struggling to put up a fight.

Her game was not up to the mark, and looking at her trailing 2 nil in the first set, one would have thought that Victoria stands no chance in defeating Maria.

The Transformation:

Victoria was not to lose so easily, her grit and determination paid. She gathered her wits and won the next game.

She was not disturbed by her first two games, but her efforts did pay in the third game.

There was no looking back after wards.

She went on to win the first set 6-3, conceding only one game after the first two games were won by Maria.

The second set saw Victoria very confident and defiant and her body language said it all.

She served very well and did not lose a single game resulting in 6-0 victory.

It was a shock for Maria who just could not handle Victoria’s shots.

It looked as if Maria had given up and Victoria emerged as the new Champ in women’s Tennis.

She hails from Belarus and it is a tiny country compared to India.

The game of Tennis match between the two showed that nobody is permanent in her or his place as champ, as there is always somebody who would come forward to take that place.

Only experience is not enough, as skills and techniques also matter.

Men’s Final at Melbourne on 29.01.12.

The final match was between two titans Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic.

The match started at 8 pm Australian time and it went on for 5 Hours 53 Minutes making it a longest final match. The match came to an end at 2 am Australian time.

What we saw there was something which is worth understanding.

The First Set was a tough one.Nadal winning it on Tie breaker. So it was not easy for him.

The next two sets saw Djokovic defeating Nadal in straight sets. The grit showed by Novak was great and the defeat of the first set did not make him weak.

The fourth set was a comeback by Nadal and it was not easy for both as over 4 hours had already elapsed by then. It was a grueling match and both were getting exhausted.

This brought the score to 2 sets each.

The fifth set would be the decisive one and both were on their toes to win it.

As expected both gave their best and the match went into Tie breaker.

The points were won with long rallies sometimes extending up to 31.

The players needed patience to take points as the rallies were long.

The balls were tossed on all corners of the court and drop shots, volleys, were tried out to put the opponent out.

It was indeed the longest Set ever played and at last perseverance, patience, grit and determination did pay for Novak.

He won the Championship after 5 Hours 53 minutes.

Both are great players and this match proved Novak better.

Rafael is not to be forgotten, as he would definitely spring back in the next tournament.

Grit, determination and being focused help us to achieve our goal.