I think he played well. Nadal fought hard in the next game to break. Back on serve, Federer got to 30-30 the next game but Nadal held after Federer netted his next two returns. Both men settled in well from there in the next game where Federer went ahead 15-30 after a forehand winner.

Another rally at deuce ended with a fourth break chance for Nadal. The ball was clearly out but Federer used a strategic Hawkeye challenge on the call in an attempt to rattle Nadal. Federer earned a second break point after three deuces, but did not convert it after a backhand error. The contest finally came to an end as Federer's final forehand barely went long. The Spaniard, 22, recovered from his marathon semi-final to ruin Federer's attempt to equal Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles. History was put on hold in the Rod Laver Arena when Spain's Rafael Nadal, playing in his first Australian Open final, defeated Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 for his fifth successive victory over the Swiss and his 13th out of 19. French Open. Federer converted with a forehand winner to break Nadal and go ahead 2-0. Federer was serving below his normal level which gave Nadal an early advantage.The second set saw more of the same pace. Nadal's first official ATP tour event for the year was the Nadal then competed in the ATP 500 event in Barcelona. Federer then gained another break point after the ruling, his sixth break chance in the set.
It’s really tough. But in these moments when you see a rival who is also a comrade, feeling like this, you enjoy the victory a little bit less." Two brutal rallies went Nadal's way, and at 30-40, he then caught Federer off guard with a serve to Federer's forehand to get to deuce. A backhand winner from Federer and an error from Nadal set up two break points in the next game. Ansonsten sind die Beträge nicht kumulativ zu verstehen. "Maybe I should have never been there, you know, in the first place. The next game was another grueling affair on Federer's serve. This was the first time that Nadal had lost to Federer since the semifinals of the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. The set lasted 57 minutes and saw a wild pace of play with many long rallies. At deuce, a long rally saw Nadal create a third championship point with a backhand winner. Serving with a 3-2 lead, Nadal doubled faulted for the first time in the match.

Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters En 2008, pour la première fois de sa carrière Rafael Nadal a fait tomber le maître Federer de son trône.

"Well first of all, sorry for today," he said to Federer. Federer got the advantage at deuce but Nadal saved the third break point with an ace. "[This was] one of the matches in my career where I feel like I could have or should have won, you know.

At 30-30, Nadal committed two errors to give Federer a break and level the set at 3-3. Federer kept slugging and regained the advantage with a backhand winner during the next rally. Die 97.
Januar bis zum 1. Federer tried to save it with a drop shot but Nadal got to it, yet he hit the ball wide to keep Federer in the game. A Federer challenge saw the ball barely catch the line, giving Federer 30-15 instead of 15-30. Federer lost the next game with another backhand error and Nadal lead 5-2.Federer served to stay in the match, but committed a double fault at 0-15 to put Nadal two points away from victory.

Spieler, die aus der Qualifikation in das Hauptfeld eintraten, erhielten die angegebenen Qualifikationspunkte zusätzlich zu denen für das Erreichen der jeweiligen Runde. Federer fought back to gain a fourth break point that Nadal saved with a drop shot. He never seems in a hurry, even when moving at maximum speed.It was a curious opening with no fewer than five breaks of serve, Federer establishing a 4-2 lead, then contriving to lose it. Januar 2009 statt. Nadal then lost the next point at 40-40, which he too strategically challenged to no avail. But they hurt even more so like if you're that close, you know, like at "Of course it can happen to all of us. Nadal then held to put the set back on serve.

A stunning running backhand volley by Nadal took the tie-break to 6-3, with Federer double faulting to give his rival a two sets to one lead.Federer jumped ahead 2-0 lead at the beginning of the fourth, only for Nadal hit back and then have the Swiss at 15-40 on his serve.