<P> Nadal defeated Federer in five sets in four hours and twenty - three minutes , with the match finishing after midnight , to become the first Spaniard , male or female , to win the Australian Open . The match was lauded as one of the greatest ever at the Australian Open and it was yet another high quality match between two of the greatest players of all time , almost seven months since their epic 2008 Wimbledon final . </P>
<P> Nadal defeated Federer in five sets in four hours and twenty - three minutes , with the match finishing after midnight , to become the first Spaniard , male or female , to win the Australian Open . The match was lauded as one of the greatest ever at the Australian Open and it was yet another high quality match between two of the greatest players of all time , almost seven months since their epic 2008 Wimbledon final . </P>
who won the men 's 2009 australian open
who won the men 's 2009 australian open
Nadal
Nadal