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Melbourne, Australia (GenevaLunch) - Rafael Nadal justified his number one ranking and ended, at least for a while, Roger Federer’s dream of matching Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam victories. Despite his epic five-hour semi-final match two days earlier Nadal ended looking fresher and fitter than Federer at the end of another five-set thriller.

Nadal won 7-5 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-2. Federer could not hold back his tears as Rod Laver handed over the trophy. In a memorable match, the best Australian final for at least a decade, Federer was let down by his lack of consistency with his first serve and an inability to convert his break points into winners against Nadal’s relentless counter-attacks. Details, Australian Open