<P> The 2017 Australian Open Men 's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men 's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open . It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal , ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively . It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final in their rivalry , and their 1st meeting in a Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open . In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final , which Nadal won in 5 sets , Roger Federer won the duel in 5 sets , beating Nadal for the first time in a Grand Slam since the 2007 Wimbledon final . He also trailed Nadal 3 -- 1 in the final set but won 5 games in a row to win the title . This ended a 6 - match losing streak against Nadal in Grand Slam events . Having lost all of their previous three encounters , this was the first time Federer defeated Nadal at the Australian Open and also marked Federer 's first Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside the grass courts of Wimbledon . Federer extended his record of Grand Slam men 's singles titles to 18 , marking the third time he broke his own all - time record , after breaking the previous record of 14 , held by Pete Sampras . </P>
<P> The 2017 Australian Open Men 's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men 's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open . It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal , ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively . It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final in their rivalry , and their 1st meeting in a Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open . In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final , which Nadal won in 5 sets , Roger Federer won the duel in 5 sets , beating Nadal for the first time in a Grand Slam since the 2007 Wimbledon final . He also trailed Nadal 3 -- 1 in the final set but won 5 games in a row to win the title . This ended a 6 - match losing streak against Nadal in Grand Slam events . Having lost all of their previous three encounters , this was the first time Federer defeated Nadal at the Australian Open and also marked Federer 's first Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside the grass courts of Wimbledon . Federer extended his record of Grand Slam men 's singles titles to 18 , marking the third time he broke his own all - time record , after breaking the previous record of 14 , held by Pete Sampras . </P>
who has won the 2017 men 's singles australian open tennis tournament
who has won the 2017 men 's singles australian open tennis tournament
Roger Federer
Roger Federer