Switzerland’s Roger Federer etched his legendary status in his sport by winning his 18th Grand Slam title in a thrilling Australian Open final against his long-time rival Rafael Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3.
With the scorecard reading 2 sets apiece and the Spaniard leading 3-1 in the decider, Federer bounced back and broke Nadal twice before closing it out on the second championship point with a forehand winner. With this win, Federer ended his 4 and a half year wait to win a Grand Slam title and what made it more special is that he is coming back from a knee injury that kept him out of action for 6 months.
Both the competitors put on a great match and had the spectators on their feet. The most anticipated Fedal finals did have an impact on the cricket fraternity too. Several cricketers kept reacting to the match with a majority of them cheering for the eventual winner. Let us take a look at some of the reactions from the cricketers:
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar:
ICC Cricketer of the year, R Ashwin:
Australian captain Steve Smith:
Australian dashing opener David Warner:
West Indian captain Jason Holder:
Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Tom Moody and Dean Jones:
Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar:
Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman:
Out-of-favour England batsman Kevin Pietersen:
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