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Roger Federer wins Australian Open, 18th Grand Slam

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Roger Federer won his 18th career Grand Slam, beating longtime rival Rafael Nadal in an epic five-set match at the Australian Open, and enhancing Federers case as the greatest mens tennis play of all time.
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After Federer won the opening set 6-4, the pair traded three ho-hum sets to force a fifth and deciding set. It was the fourth time the pair went five sets in a Grand Slam final, the most in the Open era, according to ESPN.

The fifth set was a masterpiece.

In the fifth, Nadal quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead, breaking Federer in the first game and then avoided several break points to hold his own serve in the second game.

But with Federer trailing 3-1, he finally broke through. Federer held his own serve to pull within 3-2. Then, after failing to convert on his first five break points of the set, Federer converted the sixth to level the fifth set at 3-3. Federer held on his serve again and then broke again on Nadals next serve to win his fourth straight game and go up 5-3.

That set up the dramatic ninth game. Nadal jumped out to a 40-15 lead. Federer held off both break points with an ace followed by a cross-court forehand winner to send the game to deuce.

Thats when things started to get a bit wonky.

On championship point, Federer initially had his first serve ruled out. He challenged the call, and replay overturned it, leading to a let and another shot at the first serve.

The next serve was then ruled out and Federer challenged again.

Nadal didnt have a play on the serve, so if the call had been overturned, it would have ended the match. However, this time the review showed the call was correct and the match continued.

Nadal would hold on Federers second serve and it was deuce again.

Federer forced a second championship point. After Nadals weak return up the middle, Federer went for a forehand winner and the ball appeared to catch the line. But for the third time in the last three points, the call was challenged, this time by Nadal.

The call was upheld and Federer was the champ.

Nadals chance to win his 15th career Grand Slam, and pull within two of Federer, had been dashed.

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