2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final Open victory, Federer had not beaten Nadal in a Grand Slam since the 2007 Wimbledon final and many analysts pointed to the 2009 Australian Open final as the match which severely compromised Federer's belief that he could win against Nadal in a major. Mats Wilander proposed that Federer had developed a mental block while playing against Nadal and that their rivalry had become one-sided and predictable after this match. Tennis Channel commentator Justin Gimelstob referred to Federer's loss as a type of 'collateral damage' in which Federer not only lost a tennis match but also lost his last remaining stronghold
Australian Paralympic Table Tennis Team Tapper, Andrea McDonnell (d) Men- Barak Mizrachi (d), Samuel Von Einem (d) Officials - Head Coach - Alois Rosario ; Team Leader - Roger Massie Sam Von Einem in winning the silver medal won Australia's first medal since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984. (d)= Paralympic Games debut Australian Paralympic Table Tennis Team Australia was represented in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.In the early Games, many Australian table tennis players represented Australia in several sports. It was won 8 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Gold medallists are: Australia represented by: Men - Bruno