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
South of Ireland Open Tennis Championship of the pre-open era mens tennis tour from 1878 to 1967. Into the Open Era it did not survive as a tour tournament on the lucrative Grand Prix tennis circuit but did remain a fixture on the International Tennis Federation circuit for a short while until the mid-1990's. The tournament was downgraded again to regional status and continues to operate within the annual tennis tournament circuit of Tennis Ireland. The championships were staged in June 2018 which was the 141st edition of this tournament it was won by James Halas. Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in