It will be No. 1 vs. No. 3 AKA, Novak Djokovic versus Andy Murray in the Men's Singles championship at the 2013 Australian Open. Maybe some were rooting for Roger Federer, but this meeting could be the passing of the torch. Two of Men's Singles young and successful stars will meet in the tournament finale.
Check out the schedule so you won't miss this match. The schedule is a bit uncomfortable, but there will be ways for people in the western hemisphere, who aren't trying to mess up their sleep schedule, to watch the match at more considerable times of day.
Let's go right into the TV schedule:
Date: Sunday, Jan. 27
Where to Watch: ESPN
Time: 3 a.m. ET/7 p.m. EDT
Now, the time differential between Australia and the east coast of the United States is 16 hours. If you stay up Saturday night into Sunday morning you will be able to watch the match live.
For those not willing to stay awake, we all know people have to go to church the next day, ESPN2 will carry a rerun at 9 a.m. ET. If that's still too early for you, ESPN2 will have another showing of the match at 7:30 p.m. ET.
So there's no excuse for not watching the match if it's showing three times. Are you really going to watch the Pro Bowl?
This match could establish Djokovic as the true No. 1 in Men's Singles. He wrapped up 2012 capturing the ATP World Tour Championship, which catapulted him to the top of the rankings. Meanwhile, for Murray, it could be another chance to gain a second consecutive grand slam title as he captured the 2012 U.S. Open at the end of the summer.
Preview: Djokovic a 10-7 advantage over Murray in their career. They met a total of seven times in 2012, however, Murray won some noticeable matchups including bouncing Djokovic from the 2012 Olympics in the semifinals and winning his first grand slam title at the U.S. Open against Djokovic.
Djokovic won four of the seven meetings in 2012 including a victory over Murray in the 2012 Australian Open which he later won.
Let us know who you will be rooting for. It will be an exciting match.
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