ðɪs mˈɑːɹkt fˈɛdɚɹɚz fˈɜːst dᵻfˈiːt ɪn ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈaɪnəl; hiː wʌz ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə kəmplˈiːt ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ɡɹˈænd slˈæm ænd tə bɪkˌʌm ðə fˈɜːst mˈæn sˈɪns ɹˈɑːd lˈeɪvɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn tə hˈoʊld ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈaɪɾəlz ɐtwˈʌns, hˌævɪŋ wˈʌn ðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ wˈɪmbəldən, jˌuːˈɛs ˈoʊpən ænd ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈoʊpən tˈaɪɾəlz.
This marked Federer's first defeat in a major final; he was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam and to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open titles.