Federer defeated Nadal, winning the 18th Grand Slam

The "Express Train" won the five-set match with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win the 2017 Australian Open.

This is Roger Federer's 18th Grand Slam title, helping him confirm his position as the most successful male tennis player in the history of tennis. This is also the first Grand Slam that the Swiss tennis player has won since Wimbledon 2012. At the age of 35, Federer is the second oldest Grand Slam champion in history, only behind Ken Rosewall (37 years old when he won the Australian Open in 1972).

Federer entered this year's Australian Open as the 17th seed while Rafael Nadal was the ninth seed. The Swiss missed more than half of last year's season due to a knee injury while Nadal also had wrist problems. Both Federer and Nadal returned to form earlier this year and made convincing Grand Slam finals.

In this match, Federer scored 73 winners, including 20 aces, and won 76% of his first serve points. Nadal had 17 break chances but only took advantage of them four times. The most notable was when the Spaniard led 40-15 in the ninth game of the final set. He had the chance to break and hope to equalize but failed to do so.

Federer defeats Nadal for the 18th time to win a Grand Slam title

The final started cautiously with both players showing clear tactical intentions, focusing on backhand pressure and taking early shots. In the first six games, Federer won three games, one for Federer and two for Nadal. Federer only lost four points on his serve in the first set and broke in the seventh game with a well-placed volley.

However, Nadal responded by winning the first four games of the second set. Federer broke back in the fifth game but Nadal won the next two service games to tie the match at 1-1. An excellent set for the ninth seed from Spain.

Federer's hopes of winning his 18th Grand Slam grew brighter when he unexpectedly dominated Nadal in the third set, winning 6-1. His perfect tennis and good serve helped the living tennis legend reach the Australian Open 2017 championship title. However, Nadal, like a warrior who never gives up, dragged the match into the fifth set. He won the next set 6-3.

Federer burst into tears again at the Australian Open after defeating his biggest rival.

At this point, Federer fans began to panic. Nadal was on a winning streak and was playing better and better. The nightmare of falling once again loomed before FedEx and his fans when Nadal broke him on the first serve.

What happened next is history. Federer showed his resilience, calmly countering Nadal's backhand. From a losing position, Federer broke back in the sixth game to level the score at 3-3.

Nadal felt a bit weak from here. He lost the precision in his shots. Meanwhile, Federer continued to rise to get the next extremely important break to go up 5-3. When it was his turn to serve, Federer, after missing 3 points to end the match, did not miss the 4th time.

He closed the match with a shot that went into the sideline and required the "Hawk Eye" technology to determine the exact shot. The 2017 Australian Open final ended in the most perfect scenario for Federer.

It took Federer 7 years to lift the championship title again.

So it took 7 years for this tennis player to lift the championship title again. The last time was in 2010. Federer cried, but this time the tears were different from 2009. This is a very meaningful title for FedEx because who knows when he will reach the Grand Slam final again.

This is Federer's 18th Grand Slam title and his 5th Australian Open championship. He also beat Nadal for the first time in a Grand Slam final on hard court. Federer had previously beaten his Spanish rival twice in the Wimbledon grass court finals in 2006 and 2007.

According to VNE/Zing