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Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6 (7–3), 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and his sixth major title overall. Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the title. [1] [2] It was Federer's third defeat to Nadal in a major final ...
The 2009 Australian Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's singles tournament at the 2009 Australian Open.It was contested between the world's top two players for much of the previous four years, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, then ranked first and second in the world respectively.
In the men's draw, top seed Rafael Nadal continued on his quest for a first Australian Open crown without too much trouble from Roko Karanušić, winning through in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. Likewise, an in-form 4th seed Andy Murray eased into the 3rd round by defeating Marcel Granollers 6–4, 6–2, 6–2.
At the 2009 Australian Open, Nadal won his first title there in 2009 Australian Open final, his third consecutive major final victory over Federer, while Murray and Djokovic were eliminated earlier. [47] Nadal continued to dominate in most of the early season, winning three Masters titles.
[131] [132] Nadal beat Federer in a five-set final (their first meeting in a hard-court major) to win his first hard-court major singles title, [133] and was the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. [134] Nadal at the 2009 Australian Open. At Rotterdam, Nadal sustained a knee injury during the final, which he lost to Andy Murray. [135]
On 19 June, Nadal withdrew from the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, citing his recurring knee injury. [20] He was the first champion not to defend the title since Goran Ivanišević in 2001. [20] Roger Federer went on to win the title, and Nadal consequently dropped back to world No. 2 on 6 July 2009. Nadal later announced his withdrawal from the ...
This Australian Open will mark the fourth consecutive major tournament that Nadal has sat out since he got injured during a second-round loss in Melbourne in January 2023 — he hadn't played at ...
Grand Slam finals: Nadal, 5–4 Australian Open: Djokovic, 2–0; French Open: Nadal, 3–0; ... 2009 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer Juan Martín del Potro: