Raefal Nadal accepted his Australian Open trophy from the legendary Rod Laver on Sunday night and is now on the way of becoming a legend himself.
How Nadal managed a 7-5,3-6,7-6,3-6,6-2 victory was beyond everybody 's imagination because just 48hours before his final when he was playing his 5hour long epic match with his semifinal opponent,Federer was almost asleep after having got a day off and yet it was Nadal who won the match worthy of being an Australian Open final.
Nadal took his tally to 6 Grand Slam wins in 8 appearances in Finals and that too in 20 visits to the major Grand Slams.But this was nothing compared to what Nadal got Federer to do.He made his friend cry.Neither did he intend to do it nor did he know what to do when it actually happened, but when Nadal joined the crowd of 15000 people to give an ovation to one of the best players the history of lawn tennis has ever seen,the gesture was beyond words.Australia,perhaps more than any other country in the world values mateship and this act of respect will stay in the hearts and minds of people for a long time to come because it was tough to not cry when Federer was crying...
On paper this was the best chance for Federer to take his tally to 14 Grand Slam wins,but he could not match the energy tank,steel arms and spring loaded legs that Nadal carries and for the 3rd time in the last 4 finals,Federer lost to Nadal!!
The legends had come to see Roger becoming one of them but it was Nadal who actually stole the show.With now only US Open left to conquer it won't be long before the tears start rolling again!!
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