2009 Australian Open From there, they looked comfortable, steamrolling past the decider 6–0 to regain the title they last won in 2007, and dash Bhupathi's hope of winning two titles (he made it to the finals of the mixed doubles as well). Nadal and Federer's first encounter for the year resulted in a five-set epic—lasting 4 hours and 23 minutes—with Nadal prevailing, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2 for his sixth Grand Slam title and his first on hard courts. Nadal is the first Spaniard in history to win the Australian Open and the fourth male tennis player — after Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander
2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and for races with handicap starts on outright finishing positions. For rounds contested over two races, points were awarded on a 45-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 basis in each race and for rounds contested over three races on a 30-24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis in each race. All eligible finishers outside of the top twelve in each race were awarded one point each. 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship The 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers.<ref name="B09/033">CAMS Bulletin B09/033 – 2009 Australian Manufacturers Championship & Australian Production Car Championship Sporting Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org on 3 December 2009</ref> It was