Roger Federer 2017 Australian Open

16 in the atp rankings.

Roger federer 2017 australian open. This season is regarded as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time. When rafael nadal was beaten in a heartbreaking five set final by an inspired roger federer at the 2017 australian open the defeat seemed to potentially be a crushing blow to the spaniard s. Roger federer embraces his wife mirka following his australian open 2017 men s singles final win. Determined to get back where he belongs federer claimed three out of five majors between australian open events 2017 18 adding more trophies to his major tally that hadn t been changed since.

It saw federer return from an injury shortened 2016 season that saw him drop to world no. It was their record ninth meeting in a grand slam final in their rivalry and their first meeting in a grand slam final since the 2011 french open. The fifth best men s singles match in the history of the australian open earns much of its credit for such a place on the list due to the sheer shock that the matchup materialized. It was contested between roger federer and rafael nadal ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively.

As the 2017 tennis season got underway down under both roger federer and rafael nadal were as much of after thoughts as they d ever been. Watch extended highlights of roger federer and rafael nadal s five set thriller in the australian open 2017 final. The 2017 roger federer tennis season officially commenced on 2 january 2017 with the start of the hopman cup and ended on 18 november 2017 with a loss in the semifinals of the atp finals. He described the gamble he took by leaving the game as one that.

In a blazing return federer won two the australian open and wimbledon in 2017 and successfully defended the former title in 2018. This season marked a renaissance and a return to excellence for federer winning two majors the australian open and t.