Federer defeats Nadal, wins 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 affirm 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, making convincing appearances in the first Grand Slam final of the year.

In this match, Federer scored 73 winners, including 20 aces, and won 76% of his first serve points. Nadal had 17 break opportunities 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 tie the game but failed to do so.

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The final started cautiously from both players, who showed clear tactical intentions by focusing on pressing the backhand and taking the initiative to finish early. In the first six games, Federer won three games, one for Federer and two for Nadal. Federer only lost four points in the games he served 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 brightened when he unexpectedly overwhelmed 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 6-3 in the next set.

Federer cried again at the Australian Open after defeating his biggest rival.

At this point, those who love Federer began to worry. Nadal was on a winning streak and playing better and better. The nightmare of falling once again loomed before the eyes of 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 his accuracy in the shots. Meanwhile, Federer continued to rise to win 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. It is also the first time he has beaten Nadal in a Grand Slam final on hard court. Federer has previously beaten his Spanish rival twice in the Wimbledon grass court finals in 2006 and 2007.

According to VNE/Zing