体坛英语资讯：Nadal wins first Australian Open title_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Nadal wins first Australian Open title

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Roger Federer of Switzerland sheds tears during the awarding ceremony after the men's singles final against Rafael Nadal of Spain at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Feb. 1, 2009. Nadal won the match 3-2.

Federer, 27, might have felt he had a much better chance this time after the huge physical effort Nadal made in the epic semifinal win over compatriot Fernando Verdasco, but it just did not work in his way. "This is for sure one of the matches in my career where I feel like I could have or should have won. But you can't go through your whole life as a tennis player taking every victory," said Federer, who could not help breaking into wild tears at the award ceremony.

"You've got to live with those defeats. But they hurt even more if you're that close, like at Wimbledon or like here at the Australian Open."

Nadal and Federer both looked nervy at the start of the first set, exchanging break twice to tie the game at 4-4. Nadal finally took the advantage of some sloppy play of the Swiss super star to take a decisive break in the eleventh game and held serve firmly in the next before drawing the first blood at 7-5.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain gestures to the crowd after the men's singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Feb. 1, 2009. Nadal won the match 3-2.

Both players started to hit top gear in the second set, despite exchanging break again in the fourth and fifth game. Federer, clearly looking more dangerous, pushed the Spaniard to his limits and finally converted on the fifth break point opportunity of the eighth game to build up a comfortable 5-3 lead.