Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal: Australian Open men's final – live! A sliced forehand winner to make it 4-1 in his favour bent both logic and a tight angle to astound the Melbourne crowd. “I don’t think either of us believed we’d be in the finals,” Federer said afterwards, before paying tribute to Nadal. All the while Federer and Nadal were essentially playing from memory but what temples of sporting genius their minds and bodies are. Nadal has beaten Federer so many times over the years some hesitate to call it a rivalry.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2017 12:17 UTC