The Court. on Instagram: "The 2009 Australian Open final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer was a brutal five-set battle that pushed both men to their emotional and physical limits. Nadal won his first Australian Open title, becoming the first Spaniard in the Open Era to do it, while Federer’s tears at the trophy ceremony showed how much the rivalry and the moment meant. It was a defining chapter in their careers—Nadal proving his hard-court greatness, and Federer fighting to protect his leg

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