Nadal shows Federer no mercy in Open final

MELBOURNE, Australia: Rafael Nadal held off Roger Federer in another momentum-swinging five-set final to win the Australian Open on Sunday, keeping the Grand Slam singles record safe for now.

After coming through the longest match in the tournament's history to reach the championship match, top-ranked Nadal needed 4 hours, 23 minutes to win it 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2.

Federer, who was trying to equal Pete Sampras' record 14 major titles, has now lost to Nadal the last three times they've met in Grand Slam finals.