The World First-Rafael Nadal has been in a high-finals against his rival, Roger Federer duration enforced. It took five sets to the 22-year-old Spaniard as winner established.

Nadal won with 7:5, 3:6, 7:6 (7:3), 3:6 and 6:2 against Federer. For the Spaniards, it was the sixth title in a Grand Slam tournament and the 13th Success in the 19th Duel with Federer. The 27-year-old Second World from Switzerland of 14 missed Grand Slam victory. That leaves Pete Sampras of the United States the sole record holder. Nadal is the first Spanish professional, the hard court tournament in Melbourne won. He promised a winner’s check in the amount of around one million euros.

In the first meeting at the Australian Open showed the world’s best professionals both before 15,000 spectators in the sold-out Rod Laver Arena tennis and world-class spectacular rally. The three Melbourne champion Federer took just six of 19 break chances. Although Nadal two days earlier, five hours and 14 minutes in the longest match in Australian Open history on the field and had several times on the right thigh treated had had the lefty from Mallorca at the end of the long breath. In the fifth set, he made a break for 3:1. On his third match ball landed in an existing Federer Off.

For the seventh time was the Nadal and Federer in the finals of a Grand Slam tournament against. 2006, 2007 and 2008 won the lefty from Mallorca at the French Open on clay in Paris, 2008, he is also in a five-set final at Wimbledon on grass by. 2006 and 2007, Federer still in the “holy turf” won. The victory on Sunday evening (local time) in the five-set match on 4:23 hours was the first Grand Slam title for Nadal on a hard court.