2017 Australian Open – Men's singles final 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles final The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively. It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final in their rivalry, and their 1st meeting in a Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open. In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in 5 sets, Roger Federer won the duel in 5 sets, beating Nadal for
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