2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final [then] was that in the final set Roger's level fell and Rafa was able to maintain his level," he said. Rafael Nadal felt that surviving the third set and winning it in a tiebreaker was the pivotal point of the match. "Winning the third was vital. It would have gotten very complicated if I had lost that set." Regarding Federer's breakdown during the trophy presentation, Nadal said he understood what Federer was feeling. 2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final The 2009 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009
2009 SA Tennis Open came through 7–6, 6–4 to take the title. Five South African players (Kevin Anderson, Andrew Anderson, Izak van der Merwe, Raven Klaasen and Rik de Voest) were present in the draw and the latter three reached the second round. de Voest knocked out sixth seed Iván Navarro while Klaasen defeated another Spaniard, Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and van der Merwe overcame Benjamin Becker. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 7–6 James Cerretani / Dick Norman defeated Rik de Voest / Ashley Fisher 6–7, 6–2, [14–12] 2009 SA Tennis Open The 2009 SA Tennis Open was a men's tennis tournament played on