Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
defeated
Roger Federer
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in
the final, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
(7–3), 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the
2009 Australian Open. It was his first
Australian Open
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title and his sixth
major
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title overall. Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the title. It was Nadal's third victory over Federer in a major final in eight months, following wins at the
2008 French Open and
2008 Wimbledon Championships
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.
Novak Djokovic
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was the defending champion, but retired due to heat stress in the quarterfinals against
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
.
The 2009 men's singles edition is considered to be one of the best majors in the
Open Era
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. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the season,
including the Nadal–
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
semifinal (lasting 5 hours and 14 minutes) and the final.
It was also the first
hard court
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major in which Nadal reached the final.
Nadal calls for fewer hard court events
sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis, 2 February 2009.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2009 Australian Open Men's Singles draw
2009 Australian Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation
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Men's Singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles