MELBOURNE, Australia — So here was Roger Federer, down a break in the fifth set in a Grand Slam final. Nadal was returning from injury, too, and somehow the pair had renewed the Roger-Rafa rivalry in a throwback Australian Open final that transcended sport. At that moment, an 18th Grand Slam title didn’t feature in Federer’s thinking. His fifth Australian title extended his buffer to four atop the list of all-time Grand Slam champions. “It’s super sweet, because I haven’t beaten him a Grand Slam final for a long time now.

Source: National Post January 29, 2017 17:32 UTC