Nishikori is an incredible defensive player. On his second championship point, Federer hit a forehand winner that landed on the line of the alley on the deuce side. Did I expect him to beat Tomas? Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 9 January 2017,The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. 1 Andy Murray in four sets Sunday, less than a week after Denis Istomin posted a similarly seismic victory over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Roger Federer; Lors d’un entretien pour Tennis Channel, le champion de l'Open de Barcelone Dominic Thiem est revenu sur la finale remportée par Roger Federer à l'Open d'Australie de 2017 en cinq sets face à Rafael Nadal. Lors de la finale, Roger Federer joue le 100 e match de sa carrière à l'Open d'Australie. Yet no one was really surprised given Federer's pedigree. It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively. "The first two rounds he didn't play well but against Tomas it was like a tennis lesson," the Czech's ever colorful coach, 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic, said during a legends gathering at Melbourne Park on Monday. The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in five sets, Federer won the duel in five sets, beating Nadal for t… "And his matches have gone better and better. Cet article présente les principaux résultats [1] de la 105 e édition de l'Open d'Australie, tournoi de tennis professionnel, qui se déroule du 16 janvier au 29 janvier 2017 à Melbourne.. Cette édition s'avère historique. In addition to being denied his third effort to win the Australian Open title, Nadal was also denied, for the second time after the 2014 Australian Open final, from becoming the first man to achieve a Federer's fifth Australian Open title win marked a tournament-record seven-year-long gap between a player's successive Australian Open titlesFederer's winning campaign included defeating four top 10 players, three of which went to a fifth set and two of them were back-to-back: fifth seed Nadal and Federer would continue their resurgent form throughout the season, each winning two of the four majors (Federer winning a The match was one of the most-watched tennis matches in history. When he opted to sit out the remainder of 2016 after reinjuring his knee in a fall at Wimbledon in the semifinals, he made it a point to mention that he intended to play for not only 2017 but also 2018. The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. Amazing mover.
"Roger is the champion he is for a lot of reasons. After holding his serve to take the lead 4–3, Federer went on to break Nadal's next service game, which included a 26-shot rally (the longest in the match) at deuce.

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"Obviously he's on a high right now," Federer told reporters.

"I thought it was terrible acoustics in that room," Federer countered, drawing laughs from his adoring public at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles … Nadal challenged the call, but, upon a The match statistics followed a similar pattern to those at the 2009 Australian Open final, with a few exceptions: Federer had a higher break point conversion rate than Nadal, while Nadal won a higher percentage of points at the net. If Federer's vocal skills may be up for debate there's nothing's wrong with his tennis at the midway point of the season's opening grand slam.

Retrouvez la rencontre entre du tournoi Open d'Australie en live sur Eurosport. The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: Seul Jimmy Connors avait jusqu'alors joué au moins 100 matches dans un même tournoi du Grand Chelem (102 matches à Wimbledon et 115 à l'US Open) [3] Federer, qui reste mené 6-3 dans ces matchs au sommet, a pris en particulier sa revanche sur la finale de 2009 à l’Open d’Australie, perdue contre Nadal en cinq sets. He faces unseeded German Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals. In Australia, the free-to-air television broadcast on the Joining the social media congratulations and praise from fans, commentators, fellow contemporaries and tennis legends such as Commentators contributed their post-match thoughts. Federer posted a video on Twitter last week of himself and fellow pros Grigor Dimitrov and Tommy Haas singing Chicago's smash hit "Hard to say I'm sorry" with the song's co-writer David Foster on piano -- Foster is Haas' father-in law.He was queried about the impromptu concert by Jim Courier during a lighthearted, on-court interview Sunday after Federer's five-set victory over Kei Nishikori at the "I think I found a weakness in you," the retired four-time grand slam winner said.
Australian Open 2017 Final: A potential Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer final showdown on the cards as the two tennis legends storm into the Australian Open semifinals. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 9 January 2017,The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. Too many people watching. OPEN D'AUSTRALIE - Roger Federer a donc conquis dimanche le 18e titre majuscule de sa carrière. After holding on to his serve, Federer subsequently broke Nadal twice to take the set 6–1. Yes, but not the way he did.