2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final true in the sense that Federer won four majors since this final, but indeed had not beaten Nadal in three subsequent Grand Slam meetings. Federer lost to Nadal once more at the French Open finals in 2011 and Federer lost to Nadal twice more at the Australian Open semifinals in 2012 and 2014. It would not be until the 2017 Australian Open that two would meet again in a Grand Slam final, that time ending in the 35 year-old Federer's five-set victory that claimed his 18th singles major and subsequently set new tennis records from it. Until his 2017 Australian
2013 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries 2013 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries The 2013 Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs and Entries were a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and women wildcard entries for the 2013 Australian Open. Tennis Australia awarded eight wildcards for the men's and women's professional singles and doubles competitions. In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association and the French Tennis Federation, Tennis Australia gave one man and one woman from the United States and France each a wildcard into the Australian Open. A wildcard was awarded to the winner of the Australian Open wildcard