2009 Australian Open – Men's Singles

2009 Australian Open
Champion   Rafael Nadal
Runner-up   Roger Federer
Final score   7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Main article: 2009 Australian Open

The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history[1]. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year[2], including the Nadal v Verdasco semi final and the Nadal v Federer final[3]. It is noteworthy for being the first hard court Grand Slam in which Nadal made the final or won.[4]

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but retired due to heat stress trailing two sets to one in the quarterfinals against Andy Roddick.

Rafael Nadal won in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2, against Roger Federer.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
  2. Roger Federer (Final)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals, retired due to heat stress)
  4. Andy Murray (Fourth Round)
  5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
  6. Gilles Simon (Quarterfinals)
  7. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  8. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
  9. James Blake (Fourth Round)
  10. David Nalbandian (Second Round)
  11. David Ferrer (Third Round)
  12. Gaël Monfils (Fourth Round, retired due to a right wrist injury)
  13. Fernando González (Fourth Round)
  14. Fernando Verdasco (Semifinals)
  15. Stanislas Wawrinka (Third Round)
  16. Robin Söderling (Second Round)
  1. Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
  2. Igor Andreev (Third Round)
  3. Marin Čilić (Fourth Round)
  4. Tomáš Berdych (Fourth Round)
  5. Tommy Robredo (Fourth Round)
  6. Radek Štěpánek (Third Round)
  7. Mardy Fish (Third Round)
  8. Richard Gasquet (Third Round)
  9. Ivo Karlović (Second Round)
  10. Marat Safin (Third Round)
  11. Feliciano López (First Round)
  12. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Second Round)
  13. Dmitry Tursunov (First Round)
  14. Rainer Schüttler (First Round)
  15. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
  16. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1   Rafael Nadal 6 7 7      
6   Gilles Simon 2 5 5      
  1   Rafael Nadal 64 6 77 61 6  
  14   Fernando Verdasco 77 4 62 77 4  
14   Fernando Verdasco 77 3 6 6  
  5   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 62 6 3 2    
    1   Rafael Nadal 7 3 77 3 6
  2   Roger Federer 5 6 63 6 2
  7   Andy Roddick 63 6 6 2    
3   Novak Djokovic 77 4 2 1 r  
7   Andy Roddick 2 5 5    
  2   Roger Federer 6 7 7      
8   Juan Martín del Potro 3 0 0    
  2   Roger Federer 6 6 6      

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   R Nadal 6 6 6      
    C Rochus 0 2 2         1   R Nadal 6 6 6      
    F Serra 3 6 3 6 3       R Karanušić 2 3 2      
    R Karanušić 6 1 6 3 6       1   R Nadal 6 6 6      
    E Schwank 3 3 4               T Haas 4 2 2      
    T Haas 6 6 6             T Haas 6 6 6    
Q   F Cipolla 4 6 7 7     Q   F Cipolla 1 2 1      
29   D Tursunov 6 2 67 5         1   R Nadal 6 6 6    
24   R Gasquet 65 7 6 6         13   F González 3 2 4    
    D Junqueira 7 63 3 4       24   R Gasquet 6 6 6      
    V Spadea 2 5 4       WC   D Istomin 3 4 4      
WC   D Istomin 6 7 6           24   R Gasquet 6 6 610 2 10
    G Cañas 3 7 5 6 7       13   F González 3 3 712 6 12  
Q   D Kindlmann 6 5 7 0 5         G Cañas 5 3 4    
    L Hewitt 7 2 2 6 3   13   F González 7 6 6      
13   F González 5 6 6 3 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12   G Monfils 6 6 7      
    M Vassallo Argüello 1 3 5         12   G Monfils 6 6 3 6    
    M Youzhny 3 2 2           S Koubek 2 4 6 2    
    S Koubek 6 6 6           12   G Monfils 6 6 7      
    A Golubev 6 67 4 2         17   N Almagro 4 3 5      
    F Fognini 3 7 6 6           F Fognini 2 5 0    
    N Massú 4 4 6 7 3   17   N Almagro 6 7 6      
17   N Almagro 6 6 3 5 6       12   G Monfils 4 6 1 0 r
25   I Karlović 6 6 6           6   G Simon 6 2 6 0  
    D Gimeno-Traver 3 4 4         25   I Karlović 7 5 6 4 3  
Q   W Odesnik 5 4 6 2         M Ančić 5 7 4 6 6  
    M Ančić 7 6 4 6             M Ančić 62 4 2    
    C Guccione 6 6 6           6   G Simon 7 6 6      
    N Devilder 4 2 4             C Guccione 7 4 1 2  
    P Andújar 4 1 1       6   G Simon 65 6 6 6    
6   G Simon 6 6 6      

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
4   A Murray 6 3        
PR   A Pavel 2 1 r         4   A Murray 6 6 6      
    T Gabashvili 4 63 6 0         M Granollers 4 2 2      
    M Granollers 6 7 4 6         4   A Murray 7 6 6      
Q   A Beck 7 6 6           31   J Melzer 5 0 3      
WC   C Ebelthite 5 1 0         Q   A Beck 7 67 4 3  
    K Nishikori 5 2 1       31   J Melzer 5 7 6 6    
31   J Melzer 7 6 6           4   A Murray 6 1 6 3 4
22   R Štěpánek 3 6 6 6         14   F Verdasco 2 6 1 6 6
    N Lapentti 6 3 4 4       22   R Štěpánek 6 6 63 7    
Q   M Berrer 6 6 6       Q   M Berrer 3 2 7 5    
WC   C Ball 2 4 3           22   R Štěpánek 4 0 0    
    S Stakhovsky 3 6 6 2 1       14   F Verdasco 6 6 6      
    A Clément 6 2 4 6 6         A Clément 1 1 2    
WC   A Mannarino 0 2 2       14   F Verdasco 6 6 6      
14   F Verdasco 6 6 6      

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
9   J Blake 6 6 7      
LL   F Dancevic 4 3 5         9   J Blake 6 6 6      
Q   S de Chaunac 2 6 0 6 6   Q   S de Chaunac 3 2 3      
    S Darcis 6 3 6 2 2       9   J Blake 6 6 3 6    
    A Montañés 3 2 3           18   I Andreev 3 2 6 1    
    E Gulbis 6 6 6             E Gulbis 4 4 7 6 4
Q   P Polansky 7 6 4 3 4   18   I Andreev 6 6 5 3 6  
18   I Andreev 5 3 6 6 6       9   J Blake 4 4 63    
30   R Schüttler 6 2 4 4         5   J-W Tsonga 6 6 7    
Q   D Sela 1 6 6 6       Q   D Sela 6 6 6      
    V Hănescu 3 3 7 7 8       V Hănescu 3 3 2      
    J Hernych 6 6 67 64 6       Q   D Sela 4 2 6 1  
    I Ljubičić 4 7 7 5 6       5   J-W Tsonga 6 6 1 6    
    I Kunitsyn 6 63 67 7 3         I Ljubičić 7 68 67 2  
    J Mónaco 4 4 0       5   J-W Tsonga 64 7 7 6    
5   J-W Tsonga 6 6 6      

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
7   A Roddick 6 6 6      
Q   B Rehnquist 0 2 2         7   A Roddick 4 6 7 6    
Q   X Malisse 7 6 6       Q   X Malisse 6 2 61 2    
    M Llodra 68 1 1           7   A Roddick 6 6 6      
    JC Ferrero 3 2 7 2             F Santoro 3 4 2      
    F Santoro 6 6 65 6           F Santoro 5 7 3 7 6
    S Querrey 66 3 2       32   P Kohlschreiber 7 5 6 5 3  
32   P Kohlschreiber 7 6 6           7   A Roddick 7 6 6    
21   T Robredo 6 7 6           21   T Robredo 5 1 3    
    B Reynolds 2 5 1         21   T Robredo 6 6 6      
    A Martín 3 6 2 4         V Troicki 1 3 0      
    V Troicki 6 3 6 6         21   T Robredo 6 6 6    
    T Bellucci 3 5 4               Y-h Lu 1 3 2      
    Y-h Lu 6 7 6             Y-h Lu 6 5 4 6 6
    M Gicquel 1 6 2 3     10   D Nalbandian 4 7 6 4 2  
10   D Nalbandian 6 4 6 6    

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   R Söderling 5 6 6 7    
    R Kendrick 7 4 4 5       16   R Söderling 6 5 3 3    
    J Benneteau 3 65 2           M Baghdatis 3 7 6 6    
    M Baghdatis 6 7 6               M Baghdatis 6 6 6      
    S Bolelli 7 7 7           23   M Fish 2 4 4      
    K Vliegen 65 63 5             S Bolelli 4 1 5    
WC   S Groth 7 4 5 0     23   M Fish 6 6 7      
23   M Fish 63 6 7 6             M Baghdatis 1 61 7 2  
28   P-H Mathieu 6 4             3   N Djokovic 6 7 65 6  
    J Nieminen 2 1 r         28   P-H Mathieu 6 6 3 63 7  
PR   T Dent 4 6 6 3 4   LL   A Delić 1 3 6 7 9  
LL   A Delić 6 3 4 6 6       LL   A Delić 2 6 3 64  
    J Chardy 6 6 6           3   N Djokovic 6 4 6 7    
    M Daniel 4 4 1             J Chardy 5 1 3    
Q   A Stoppini 2 3 5       3   N Djokovic 7 6 6      
3   N Djokovic 6 6 7      

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
8   JM del Potro 6 6 6      
    M Zverev 3 4 2         8   JM del Potro 6 7 6      
Q   L Ouahab 2 1 2       Q   F Mayer 1 5 2      
Q   F Mayer 6 6 6           8   JM del Potro 65 7 6 7    
    P Starace 65 6 65 66             G Müller 7 5 3 5    
WC   B Tomic 7 1 7 7       WC   B Tomic 6 1 4 2  
    G Müller 6 7 4 4 16       G Müller 3 6 6 6    
27   F López 3 65 6 6 14       8   JM del Potro 5 6 6 6  
19   M Čilić 6 6 64 6         19   M Čilić 7 4 4 2  
    K Anderson 3 2 7 3       19   M Čilić 6 6 4 6    
    Ó Hernández 6 1 3 6 0       J Tipsarević 2 3 6 3    
    J Tipsarević 4 6 6 4 6       19   M Čilić 7 6 6    
Q   D Hrbatý 7 2 6 7         11   D Ferrer 65 3 4      
WC   J Isner 64 6 2 5       Q   D Hrbatý 2 2 1    
    D Gremelmayr 1 7 1 7 4   11   D Ferrer 6 6 6      
11   D Ferrer 6 66 6 65 6  

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
15   S Wawrinka 6 2 7 7    
    I Minář 1 6 5 69       15   S Wawrinka 6 6 6      
Q   B Phau 4 3 6 3     WC   B Klein 3 4 4      
WC   B Klein 6 6 4 6         15   S Wawrinka 6 1 3 4    
    B Dabul 6 6 6           20   T Berdych 4 6 6 6    
    P Petzschner 1 2 4             B Dabul 1 1 3    
    R Ginepri 4 4 3       20   T Berdych 6 6 6      
20   T Berdych 6 6 6           20   T Berdych 6 7 4 4 2
26   M Safin 6 6 6           2   R Federer 4 64 6 6 6
    I Navarro 3 3 4         26   M Safin 7 6 6      
    G García-López 3 7 6 6         G García-López 5 2 2      
    A Calleri 6 65 2 0         26   M Safin 3 2 65    
Q   E Korolev 6 6 7           2   R Federer 6 6 7      
    C Moyá 3 1 67         Q   E Korolev 2 3 1    
    A Seppi 1 64 5       2   R Federer 6 6 6      
2   R Federer 6 7 7      

References

  1. ^ Australian Open 2009 Tennis Championship Winners, australianopen4u.com
  2. ^ 10 most memorable matches of 2009, www.tennis.com
  3. ^ 10 most memorable matches of 2009, www.tennis.com
  4. ^ Nadal calls for fewer hard court events, sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis, 2 February 2009.

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