Australian Open: Images from Day 14
"Sorry for today, I really know how you feel right now is really tough," the world number one told the man whose top ranking he seized. "But remember, you are a great champion and you're one of the best (in) history."
So too must be Nadal who has, at the age of 22, won slams on all three surfaces -- grass, clay and hardcourts -- a feat Federer, who has lost in three French finals to the Spaniard, has failed to do.
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The victory took his grand slam tally to six and left him needing only to win the US Open to complete the full set.
Sunday's final at Melbourne Park lived up to all expectations as the two best players of their generation slugged it out for almost 4-1/2 hours in a classic match packed with magical shotmaking and intense drama.
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