Men's Final Australian Open Tennis

Coming up this morning, the men's final, Rafael Nadal versus Stan

Wawrinka. Nadal is chasing his 14th grand slam title, and Wawrinka his

first. It is a match of contrasts. That was fun, wasn't it, John and

Andrew. This is a sport of numbers, and the numbers don't really add up

for Stan at the moment. He hasn't won a set. But before everyone says

it is Nadal's, Wawrinka had lost 14 in a row to Novak Djokovic, but he

goes into thinking he can win. If he gets one of the first two sets, he

is in the match. Otherwise, he is going to get done. And he has been

improving solidly over the last two years, and it looks like he has the

belief. I think Magnus Norman, his coach, if there was ever a time

coach needed to work really hard, it is now. He has to convince his

player that he hasn't won a set, but he can do it. It is his first grand

slam final. If he can open up and be free and flowing with the way he is

playing, he has a shop today. The first set is crucial. If he can win

it, that psychological block, we have a good match ahead of us. It

reminds me of that great quote from 1980, nobody beats a player 17 times

in a row! And Roger did the same thing with Federer. Brilliant first

serves, loads of aces, winners from the back of the court, and push

Nadal around the court, all of which is very difficult to do. But he is

human, and it is possible to beat him. It is just a match. We will

talk more about the blister little later. Not so good first thing in

the morning! Finish your breakfast. Everyone has an opinion on this

final, so let's hear from two of the legends of the game. In a moment,

Rod Laver, but first, the man whose record Rafa is trying to equal, Pete

Sampras. I think he is incredible. I saw him

play live for the first time last night, and the movement that he has

is incredible. He is able to adjust his shots on the run, and I have

never seen anything like it. He is tough, mentally tough. He has the

whole package. I think he is looking beyond 14. He could get 17 or 18

majors. I am a fan. He is a great player. He hits a heavy ball, and he

serves well. He does everything. I think Nadal is probably going to

pull it off, but Wawrinka is a class act. The way he played was

tremendous. He has stepped up and not ship, and he will be part of the

top four. He is talented and hits the ball well, but I'm not sure he

has the firepower from the back court. He is dealing with Rafa, he

is dealing with his nerves. He needs to settle down and work his way into

the match. But he is off against a tough guy on good form, the TV is

able to come in a little, put some pressure on... But I think Rafa is

playing too well. A few moments ago, Pete was on the

Centre Court. The person who is going to present the trophy brings

it on to court. Yesterday, Chris Evert presented it to Li Na. Pete

Sampras won the Australian Open twice, and seven Wimbledon crowns,

64 career titles, an incredible career that he has had. When he

retired, he kept away from the game, but he is playing more now, playing

exhibitions, enjoying the tennis and coming back to the grand slams. It

is interesting that he said in the interview he had never seen Rafa

live will stop I think he has only been to Wimbledon once.

That is the record that Rafa is trying to equal. Look at the age of

the winners there. Interesting that Rafa has 66 days on federal. It is

remarkable considering he has had a lot of time off with injuries. He

pulled out of this tournament last year, and we didn't think we would

ever see him again. It was talked about legitimately as a possibility.

And then he won just about everything last year. He has won 11

of the last 15 tournaments. What I think is going to happen with

Nadal, and how wonderful to see Pete Sampras acknowledging his enthusiasm

for the game, that is great. I love to hear that from former players. It

takes a while for some former players to get to that point. But

what is likely to happen here is that he is likely to win this match,

and then the French, and he could be coming into Wimbledon looking to

complete this non-calendar grand slam, which hasn't been done since

Rod Laver. I think we're looking at that level of dominance now. It is

up to Djokovic and possibly Murray to try to stop him. And interesting

saying that the record was supposed to be set for a long time, but two

people have broken it. Who knows how many Rafa can win. Even in previous

years, with his knees, and now we are not even talking about them. We

thought he would have a very early career ending because of them, but

now he doesn't even where strapping. And he was talking about the

difficulty this time last year of playing so much on hard courts. Then

he won Indian Wells, and he was up and running. I think the match

against Federer probably alerted people to the fact that Federer, I

just don't think he can compete now with Nadal and Djokovic on a regular

basis. He might get lucky and steal a win, but it is difficult to see

beyond Nadal and Djokovic now. He is just an animal down the other end,

Nadal, such a formidable opponent, and a good bloke, too. Even more

reasons to despise him! And I think it is particularly Rafa that have

made the likes of Djokovic and Murray take their training so

seriously. The physical side of the game now is almost greater than the

technical side. They have to be able to last five sets at that level.

Yes, and the match is that they put themselves through, and 24-hour is

later they have to do it again in some cases, and they could just

carry on for ever. The fitness level, and Stan Wawrinka, his

fitness level has gone up huge leaps. He has won six matches from

being two sets to love down. And you are anticipating him going to sets

down in this one as well? Well... To comeback against Djokovic, mentally

as well as physically, it is mental as well. And a lot of talk about the

blister, a gruesome image coming up right now. There it is, and that was

in the match against Federer. He doesn't even flinch. He is a hard

man. But this is so painful. We'll have all had blisters, and you have

had a blister in this spot, and it is the worst. I am a whimper. To

hold the racket in the palm of the hand like that with a blister like

that and not look like it even her, this bloke is unbelievable. I don't

think it is going to affect him for the final, because he has had two

days rest. That new skin that you put on, it is miracle stuff.

Everything is so professional now. It literally just covers the

blister. They started with a bigger plaster on the palm of the hand, but

they found that the racket was taking it off, so they have done

just a little one so it isn't in contact with the grip quite so much.

But if it does fall off, you have all the medical information. Raffa

is not even sure exactly how many times he can have the train on

court, but he is allowed one medical time-out, and then the trainer a

couple of times to read dress the blister. So if it pops off, he is

going to end at doing himself. After three treatments, yes. I'm sure he

can cope. He has other people to do stuff like that. He says it affect

him a little on the serve, but when we talk about Roger Federer, and the

points that he played after that treatment of the blister. There is

no sign of it affecting him at all. It was the dimmer trough match where

he served eight double faults, he was worried about the racket coming

out of his hand on the serve. Full you cannot go into his forehand.

you cannot go into If you are coming on the net, you

have to go to his forehand. How do you construct a game plan? Let's

hear from Rafa about his opponent and his blister.

We are making the tapes smaller, so there is a little more risk that it

can go, and I don't know how many times I can change it within the

match. To change the tape I need a trainer. I don't know how the rules

are. It is a little more risky. But it is not a problem any more for a

normal life, it is not painful. The problem is to play tennis.

I saw him play against Novak, and against Tomas Berdych. I am happy

for him that he is in the final. He deserves it. He is playing better

and better every year. He is hitting the ball very strong from the

baseline, very quick. So he is very difficult to play against today. I

know it will be a tough match, but if I'm able to play my best, I think

I want not have chances, because he is coming to this match with a lot

of victories. A lot of victories including a

victory against Novak Djokovic, which has given him that belief.

When you beat someone as good as that, with such a great record at

the Australian Open, that is a boost.

That was when he really arrived. That match when he beat Novak

Djokovic in a grand slam after losing that epic last year, it was

almost like something that proved to him what he can do. That is what

Magnus Norman will be going on about before the finals, look what you did

against Djokovic. You can do the same against Rafa Nadal. Novak

Djokovic made some errors in that match. But for Wawrinka to come

through on 9-7, that is key. And having lost 14 matches in a row to

the same opponent, including last year when they went the distance. It

just shows that you don't have to be 18 or 19 years of age to finally get

the best out of your game. What we are seeing more and more is people

managing their game and achieving their greatest success later on. He

is a great example, and knows how to get the best out of himself now. So

this is just another match, his 36th slam. So, let's hear from Stan, the

man who was improved so much over the last few years.

A lot has changed for you over the last year. Here you are 12 months on

in the final after losing to Djokovic June the 4th round last

year. How you feeling different? I feel great, really happy to be here.

I took a lot of confidence from last year. I made my first semifinal in

the US Open, first Masters in London, so I knew that I was playing

really good tennis, and my level is there physically. And again, I took

the chance, and to play Novak here was brilliant, and I was lucky at

the end, and to play Tomas is never easy, he is a tough player.

He is so cool and calm, isn't he? He doesn't show a huge amount of

emotion out there. He doesn't, but you can see the confidence. You can

see it now on court. And Pete Sampras said he didn't think he had

enough firepower. Who does? His one-handed backhand, where there is

going to be a lot of focus, I think he will combat that better than

Fedorov. -- Roger Federer. I think it will be tough, but that is that

where the weakness could be. He is going to have a lot of adrenaline,

as well. In the US Open quarterfinal, and the French, we

noticed how much power there was in the serve. He drives the ball, and

federal wanted to flatten it out against Nadal, it didn't quite

work. Wawrinka will undoubtedly have been told that he has to flatten it

out by his coach. I know it is a grand slam final, but he has nothing

to use, facing arguably the greatest player of all time. So he can go for

it. If it was one set, it would be better, best-of-3 better, and over

five sets, it is hard to see him having a victory, but just enjoy

himself, but concentrate. If he wins the first set, who knows? We're

still waiting for the players to come out. They are running a little

late. Still looking forward to that. We have seen some amazing champions

there, Margaret Court, Rod Laver. So many of them are there, waiting for

this final. This is one of the most popular tournaments, a great way to

start the year. It is lovely weather, 70 degrees, perfect

conditions for tennis. This is a big moment for Stan. You have your first

grand slam final, a whole different feeling. There is a contrast between

the air and the lack of noise and the smell of the newly glued down

carpet in there, and the smell of the paint. It all gets painted

before. And then you come out onto the court, and you just take a whole

load of new senses. So this is a different thing for Wawrinka now,

but personally I think he will handle it well. And it is the empty

locker room, normally it is not easy but suddenly it is quiet. It can be

scary for a lot of people, their first grand slam. We saw that

yesterday with Dominika Cibulkova. She will learn from her expedience.

We will see how Stan handles this. Huge pressure on Rafa, and he is

chasing records. He has so much to make from this, going for his 14th

grand slam title. He is desperate to overtake Roger Federer, and with

just 66 days separating them, he could well go over that. So let's go

over to Melbourne and wait for the introductions.

And in the tunnel, from Spain, Rafael Nadal.

APPLAUSE SUE BARKER: A big cheer for Rafa.

They thought he would possibly quit the game last year. They just love

him down there. This court really does suit him. It does, but I think

the crowd might slightly favour Wawrinka. They love the underdog in

Australia. And they want a match. They know the odds are fully in

favour of Rafa, and they want to see a good contest. He doesn't lack of

physical strength himself, Stan Wawrinka. He is wider than he looks

on-screen. He can certainly trade from the back of the court over the

first hour, but what Nadal does is he wears you down, not just with the

shots, but the tremendous will to win that he has. How is Wawrinka

going to do this? You can't see a winner of other graphic here. But

that is why we watch sport. Absolutely. And this court really

suits Rafa Nadal. Hard court don't always suit him, he is at home on

clay, but this is a high bouncing court, and he has incredible top

spin shot. Can Stan get over the backhand? Can he still attack when

the ball is bouncing that high? That was the key against Fedorov. He

couldn't get in -- enough depth on it when it was bouncing that high.

Game over. Wawrinka has got a big first serve, and he has to keep that

backhand, when it is pulled out wide and deep, he has to get it back to

the baseline, and if not, it will be destroyed. And this is clever, stand

taking his time because he knows that Rafa takes his time. We could

be here until nine o'clock in the morning. Look at all these things

that he does these little things that he does, it is almost weird.

But he doesn't go up until he is ready.

APPLAUSE Any questions? Who is going to call

it. Rafa! You can call it. Hence for him? And it is tales. You receive?

Have a good match. And off he goes. That was hard work,

wasn't it. Nobody wanted to call it. That is so funny. All of the umpires

know how Rafa likes to go about his business. It is wonderful, all these

different superstitions. Rafa has to do the bottles, the shoelaces, the

tape now on the blister. He has a thousand things to think about. The

temperature there, 81 Fahrenheit, it is supposed to come down to 70. Rafa

has so many things that he likes to do a certain way, and he walks on

court with his own racket. I look back in the old days, and think of

someone like Jimmy Connors. He would have gone round in the changeover

and kicked the bottles, just to irritate him. But you have a go at

Rafa, and Stan would never do that. Tomas Berdych had a go at him in

Madrid once, and you get munched about 15 times in a row, and instead

of picking up five or six games, you pick up two.

In this tournament, he has been warned about time violation, having

to hurry up between the points, and we saw Roger Federer getting upset

about grunting, which we have never seen before. So Rafa has had his

little problems with the umpires here. What a record this is. 27

years of age, and he has achieved so much. If he wins today, he could

join two of the greats, Roy Emerson and Rod Laver, as the only three men

to win all four Grand Slams twice. It just shows how difficult it is to

achieve it. He found a way to beat Federer, and then Djokovic started

coming and we thought he was going to dominate, Nadal went back to the

drawing board, worked on his serve again, and now he is back on top. It

is almost like he loves these challenges coming at him. The more

that people raise the bar, he goes back and does it again. He is 27, he

could do this for another five years. Ed Bird is working with

federal, -- Stefan Edberg is working with Roger Federer, Murray has

brought in Ivan Lendl, Djokovic working with Boris Becker. And he

still has a uncle Tony. He is sticking with that, and it is pretty

successful so far. And the key is the injuries. If it is 14 Grand

Slams today for Rafa, will he be fit enough to carry an? The French is

almost a given. He has only lost one match there since he started playing

it. Wimbledon is not a favourite for his knees. He has had a couple of

years there where it hasn't worked for him. But you have to see him

winning more than three Grand Slams as long as he stays fit. I think he

could win three this year. The French is a given. If he wins this

today, he only needs one of the US Open and Wimbledon to get three this

year. And Magnus Norman, Stan's decision to go with him. The only

match that Rafa lost at the last open was with robins ogling, and

Magnus Norman was coaching him -- Robin Soderling. I think he has got

into Stan's head to say, this is what you have to do to compete with

these top players. You have to have the belief that you can do it. He

believes that he belongs with the top guys, and before with Wawrinka,

you knew he was capable of a big upset here and there, but not really

to win a grand slam. But now you have to put him in that mix that he

could win a slam. If you look at him now, he has a shot now. He is that

good. Whatever happens here in the final,

he will go up to world number five, and Murray is going down to possibly

seven. That will make things more difficult for him. You need to be in

the top four seeds, because otherwise you have to win two or

three very big matches to get a Grand Slam. Yes, if you ended up

with Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, Djokovic in the semi, Nadal in the

final, that would be a very difficult Grand Slam. And we saw

Federer, do you think he will be attacking more trying to keep the

points short now that he is getting older? You don't want to get too

involved with long rallies and defensive against Rafa. If he says

his best tennis is ahead of him, who am I to argue? But realistically,

you have to say for Federer, Wimbledon is his shot. If he doesn't

win Wimbledon, it is tough to see him winning another Grand Slam in

singles. But the stand here today, will he have to attack against

Rafa? Will he keep the points short? That is one part of his game

he has improved, the defensive play. We have to see, when he is pulled

out wide, can he get that ball back with enough punch on it to stop Rafa

taking over the point? Magnus Norman has helped his defensive play, but I

do think he has the power from the back to cause Rafa some problems

today, and his first serve is a big weapon. His second serve as well,

another key, he thumps it, and he is not scared of going for a second

serve over 100 mph on big points, and he serves a very few double

points. -- double faults. So Rafa might be able less to get on top of

his serve. If he could just unleash what he has got, we could have a

very good final. Only one break point against Thomas Burdick. OK, we

are ready for the final. If you want to contact us, there are many ways.

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enjoy this final with John and Andy. Playing against Stanislas Wawrinka,

he has never lost to him. Can he make any impact? In his first grand

slam final. Swiss number one tomorrow. But will he be the

Australian open champion? That is a good sign for Stanislas

Wawrinka, dealing with that forehand from Rafael Nadal. That is a shot we

have been talking about. He got a hold of that one and penetrated that

back. That is a good, settling start for

the Swiss player. And as a change at the beginning of the final, the best

of five sets and the role of honour... The men's doubles... The

Swedish combination in their third Friday together. They beat the South

African, United States combination. That is a first grand slam win for

both of them. Congratulations to Li Na, defeating

Dominika Cibulkova yesterday. Rafael Nadal, the 2009 champion and

a finalist in 2012, looking to become only the third man to win

each of the grand slam is on two occasions. -- Grand Slams. An

amazing record at stake. Just another part of his game, he

has improved that so much. You first serve, added pace, variety. Always

looking to improve. Foreground Slam championships in the

year. Australian, French, and then Wimbledon at the end of July. The

first week of July. And when he won the US Open in 2010 to complete that

set, it was his serve that everybody noticed the most. So difficult to

make those adjustments, but he does. He was not messing around with that

one! That was a big forehand. Excellent second serve and then

Rafael Nadal thinks he is back on that point and then that big

forehand takes over. In a lot of pace on both sides. We talk about

the backhand with Stanislas Wawrinka but actually hits more winners on

his forehand. The best one handed backhand in this game. That had to,

he had better put on last year, ever try, ever fail, no matter, try

again, fail better. -- tattoo. That is a weird one! We are definitely

seeing the tactics that he has come onto this court with and it is

working. He will have talked about this over and over again with Magnus

Norman, just go for it. I want to see inside the baseline. You cannot

win from the back of the court so trust that.

Well, here's not nervous or he is disguising it very well! And no

signs of grand slam final first time jitters. He has taken to this court

very confidently. Absolutely right, he is enjoying himself and he is

vastly experienced, he just has not been to any grand slam final. He has

done semifinals before. Super Saturday, in the United States. Part

of a very big show on many times. But he has settled down. He will

need a very high first serve percentage and when they are at the

back of the court, it seems very clear that Stanislas Wawrinka has to

drive through. Very difficult over five sets to do that consistently.

But I like the sign, good things so far, very early, is Stanislas

Wawrinka, he does need that high percentage of first serves but he

has the ability to go for that first serve because he does not worry that

Rafael Nadal will get onto his second serve because he belts that

over 100 miles per hour. The other thing we saw Rafael Nadal doing was

trying to look that back height, normally a good shot, back into

play, but that works unless your opponent takes the ball on the

right, just like Stanislas Wawrinka did, whacking that for the winner.

He has to get within four feet of the baseline and keep that? That is

right. This is what we have noticed that the beginning. Sunday night in

Melbourne, grand slam final. Very rarely do you see Rafael Nadal

tactically doing something that bad! His opponent was already inside the

court. Look at how high he hit that drop shot? He got that one totally

wrong. Not easy on the hard court. It is

not like crass and the ball dies a little bit. It has to be almost

perfect, especially with how quickly the players are these days.

You might have been aware of 68 macro... Stanislas Wawrinka looking

to run around that forehand. -- Toni Nadal. Odds on everybody to win. He

is nervous. He has to go out there and do it. He is tight at the

moment. And 15,000 spectators in the Rod

Laver Arena are seeing a very good effort. He is the one who has two

break points first. If Rafael Nadal was trying to drop volley? If he

was, he did not get that right, either.

You can see that extra acceleration on that forehand, he just got that

ball across the court with so much pace. What a start! He looks like

the effective one from the back of the court so far. He is driving it

through, it is working and he has got the break.

Not getting many first serves in at the moment. This is a game where he

could use a free point or two. Rafael Nadal will make him play. But

I agree with you, he would love that percentage to be up, obviously, but

again, Magnus Norman is saying, go for it on the first serve because

the second is just so good, try to get some free points or get into a

position where you can dominate the next shot.

First base for the match. -- ace. Number 63 for the tournament. But a

massive server of those but a very fine location server, he has to use

that one wide on the outside as well. And that was on its way,

wasn't it? ! He loves these, on the right and on

the left, out there. Lancelot. -- loves that. And there is control.

That is using the service box, brilliant serving. We said he could

use some help and he has responded, everything going his way. Early

days. I like the way he is moving in behind that as well, he did not need

to serve-volley. Giving Rafael Nadal different looks at the moment. And

there he is! Rafael Nadal not liking what he is seeing. That is a

brilliant game, 40-15, he had that question and instead of the serve

you favourite in the middle, Heathrow is one wide and serve and

volley. What this means for the return is you cannot predict what

the server is doing, he is keeping Rafael Nadal thinking, using both

sides of the box. Perhaps into the body as well and this is the

contest, rather like in baseball between the pitcher and the batter.

This is the battle in tennis. They have gone through that game plan and

it is all right saying that but you must execute it and so far he is

executing that perfectly and Rafael Nadal is raffled. Early days,

obviously, but at the moment he has got the firepower to put Rafael

Nadal, get him off balance. And Rafael Nadal is resorting to coming

in a couple of times when he did not want to and he hit a couple of poor

volleys. And he has got the comfort of that break. We shall see

Stanislas Wawrinka going for a couple of big shots on the return,

if he gets any opportunity, as well. That was a solid overhead from

Rafael Nadal. One of the best in the game, Rafael Nadal. And we know that

is one of the best shots in the game.

Well, that was just stunning. Half volley. That kept Rafael Nadal

defending. And then, his trademark backhand down the line.

He made that volley looked very easy and it was not. Good approach shot.

That was a nice height but to just snap but the way for the clean

winner on such a big point... -- snap that away.

Rafael Nadal escapes to stay in this set. Saving the break point. The

sort of start we were looking for? Yes. Stanislas Wawrinka has settled

down. Rafael Nadal really has not but knows he is in the contest. He

will no button that anyone that he was playing against a man who was a

real threat. You don't make a grand slam final if you do not know what

you are doing. Stanislas Wawrinka has settled and that is a worry.

He wants his towel in little bit quicker. -- a little bit. Naturally

keyed up. Well, that is three backhand

volleys, serve and volleys. He has not lost any point when he has got

his first serve into play. And this is deep into the first set. That

does count. Are you kidding? ! But was just

immense. Rafael Nadal looked like he had this point but then, the paste

this man possesses, Stanislas Wawrinka, from positions where he

looks in trouble, he can just explode on the ball.

The success rate amongst the men on challenges that this tournament has

been around about one quarter. You have to throw in that they sometimes

do that to get a little break. That was a nice time to hit that at 40-0.

Women tend to challenge less. And a little bit more successfully. Read

into that whatever you will. Sociologists, feel free to get in

touch! Stanislas Wawrinka maintains his

break. The last game with the older tennis balls. Rafael Nadal will have

to serve to stay in that first set. On those challenges, men challenge

more because they think they are right more! But they are actually

wrong war at the time. Which will come as no surprise to some of our

viewers! That is a lovely start from Stanislas Wawrinka. 28 years old,

ranked eighth place in the world at the moment. If he wins today, he

goes all the way up to number three in the world, which speaks volumes

for how consistent he has been. While many people haven't seen him

play too many matches, he has been very consistent. A loss would take

him to number five in the world. Whatever happens, the 12 years, ,

the first time in 12 years, tomorrow morning, Roger Federer will not be

the Swiss number one. We have seen some good Swiss players

over time, Mark Rosso, who won when Wawrinka was just ten years of age.

And of course Martina Hingis, the only Grand Slam champion.

That's the way to follow up from a double fault, get an a sin. -- an

ace in. This interesting game now. He has

never won a set. This is the moment of truth. A new racket for Nadal.

First receiving game on a new set of balls. Everyone has a different way

of doing it. 12 times, he has faced Nadal, and he hasn't won a single

set. He has been close, in China and in London.

It is so difficult to actually play the ball rather than the man in

situations such as this, especially when the man is Nadal.

That was a brilliant forehand, a very good second serve, as well. He

couldn't have hit that much better, right on the line. Now, this is a

big test here. Unlucky! Great defensive play from

Nadal, but he got lucky with that net cord. That slowed the ball up

and enabled Nadal to get on the attack.

He has been using the wide one, serving out so well, Wawrinka. He

has missed a couple this game, need to still go for that, or switch it

up, go down the middle. It is a huge second serve again. I

think Nadal thought that was going out. He built and that second serve.

That is extraordinary. Nadal had fought his way to three break point

against a nervous opponent, and then has failed to get the ball back into

play, and this is rare indeed to see Nadal like this. Heavy, heavy duty

serving. From Wawrinka. Amazing! Five straight points for

Wawrinka. He is playing Nadal for the 13th time, and wins a set. Can

he win the three? What a psychological boost. It huge passage

of play, that last five minutes or so. Plenty of adrenaline in that

last serve. Ace number three came at the right time, that's for sure.

More winners, double the winners. That is not something that we didn't

expect. We knew we had to go for that, but if you look at the

unforced error is, he has only made one more than Nadal. He has really

proved that, while still going for the big winners, he has cut down on

the errors. How did he get away with not making the first serve on that

break point, and still winning the game? It has been so rare in the

last few years to see a first-time winner at Grand Slam level. It is so

difficult to do. It is tournament number 36, the 36th major

championship, for Wawrinka. I am so glad he has settled, for his sake

and for everybody watching, as well. So money times, people have been

overawed. It is a long time since Nadal is a 19-year-old won the

French Open. You conceive the dominance of the

big four players. Only Juan Martin Del Potro has managed to break the

stranglehold. He wasn't able to beat Rafa Nadal. Murray broke through

wide -- by winning the US Open and Wimbledon last year.

Well, you can't say that first set was against the run of play. He

absolutely deserved it. He plays an exciting brand of tennis, as well.

The variety was there and the power. He came in, he serve more lead,

attacked the ball on the rise. Even Wawrinka raises his eyebrows at

the sheer quality of that rally. Nadal looked to be in control, but

that is the problem against Wawrinka. He can, even falling

backwards, find enough pace off the forehand and the backhand to drive

through. He can do what federal can't off that backhand side up

high, he has the pace to drive Nadal back even when he looks like he is

in trouble. I don't think that was swept that

they were clearing up there. I think Serra one or two birds in here.

Well, he is throwing down the message to Nadal here that if you

hit anything that has not enough pace or depth, this is what I am

going to do to you. This had a lot of height on, but not enough pace,

and that excellent footwork from Wawrinka to get round the ball, he

can hit that either way. Nadal is just not picking these shots.

That was the sort of look sane, keep going, nothing you can do. He won't

keep that up. That is the message that they will be giving at the

moment, what they will be thinking. He can't do it over five set, just

hang on. That is incredible. Unbelievable.

Wawrinka, after 40 minutes here, is in control. A set and a break. It

has been a dominant performance, and here is evidence of the ball

slightly up high. Normally only double hand is confined this sort of

angle, but somehow he can do it. It is just amazing. No take back at

all. He is playing a brand of tennis at the moment that is out of this

world. We talk about Djokovic's return, Andy Murray's return. At the

moment, this guy is surpassing them with what he is doing and the way he

is attacking the ball. It is marvellous to watch. And Nadal at

the moment is in a position where quite frankly he doesn't know what

to do. Well, we know what he will do, he will hang in there and make

it tough on every point. 217 kilometres per hour. His fastest

was 221. Round about 137 miles an hour.

That is an area where he is very confident, that serve. If he goes

for the second serve, I can't think of many better second servers than

Wawrinka. He goes through the court, so deep and so hard. It is okayed to

do that at 40-0, just giving it a different look. It keeps Nadal

guessing, even though he lost that point.

Just a well thought out match that he is playing so far. He has done

his homework. He took on the coach Magnus Norman,

former French Open finalist, took him on ahead of a tournament in

Portugal last year, just on a trial basis to see how they went. It has

really worked out, hasn't it? ! Look at that, Nadal has only one won 17%

on his second serve. He wins the baseline contests behind his second

serve against most people, but he's not winning these.

The net backhand, he is so confident, even though he missed

that one, he is not afraid to go back to Nadal's forehand. Going up

against perhaps the best shot in the game, the Nadal forehand.

That is what we were talking about, John. How many times over the course

of a year, do we see someone going on to Nadal's forehand with

impunity? That shows you how confident he is.

Oh, it looks like that is lower back. That is unusual. It takes a

lot to have Nadal showing pain. Did I see some strapping under there?

And again. We have to keep a nigh on Nadal here. It is very unusual for

him to show his opponent, too. Pain is pain, but he is not one who would

normally bluff that, because he wouldn't want to let his opponent

know he was in pain. He didn't want to talk about the blister.

I tell you what, he also slowed his first serve down there a lot. We

will have to keep an eye on that, too. I don't know if that was

deliberate. Yes, he has slowed it down again.

Those two first serves were way down on speed. It might have been my

imagination, but it looks like the ball toss was in a different place

as well, it wasn't one that required him to arches back. Here comes the

trainer. I don't like the way he is shaking his head there.

Yes, they are taking a medical time-out. And he is going to go off

court to take it. Well, I don't think this is anything

that anybody knew about apart from the trainers and the medical team,

who will have been prepared for this. But for the purposes of

modesty, I think, he is allowed to go and take his time at off the

court. He just wasted about a minute they're going back to the chair,

because they will have already started the clock. I don't think he

has announced it. They will escort him after the changing rooms, to a

treatment area, probably a little bit closer.

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Nadal has left the court to receive

a medical time-out. He was treated on a medical time-out

for the blister two days ago against Roger Federer. But this doesn't look

like the blister. Can you tell me what is the

problem? I'm not sure that's the case, as he

talks to the umpire. Stan Wawrinka looks a little bit cross. UMPIRE: I

am not supposed to tell you. He doesn't have the right to know

that. SUE BARKER: You also think, he is

gone off to be diagnosed, and maybe the supervisor will tell him now.

Let's see whether or not in fact the umpire was right. I'm sure he is, he

doesn't have to give a medical diagnosis to an opponent, especially

once someone has gone off court. Normally it is visual and you can

see what the problem is, but I don't think he has the right to know that

information. SUE BARKER: If Wawrinka doesn't know

what is wrong, he might be wondering why he would go off court for the

blister. He is flying at the moment, and he doesn't want this break in

his routine. Every match, you have to tell me

why. I ask and you tell me. Can I just leave the court just like

that? It is between him and the physio. No, you have to tell me why.

It is very interesting, Sue. I am not going to ask, no. I have a

choice. You can fight about this, or you can accept it. I think you need

to accept it. Every other match, when an opponent asks why the physio

is here, they tell them. Call him and get him now here, gets Stefan

here now. That is tricky. Stephan can't come

out to tell him what is wrong, because he legally has to be there

to make sure that nothing happens between Rafa and the trainer while

they are not on court and in full view of everyone. And he can't be

everywhere. What Stan Wawrinka really needs now

is to maintain his composure. It is annoying when an opponent takes a

time-out that may or may not be tactical. And here comes when

McEwan. He told me that he is not going to

tell me. I want to know why he has the physio. Why he doesn't want to

tell me. SUE BARKER: You do wonder what

Magnus Norman will be wanting to Telstar. Don't get so fired up,

don't lose your concentration. He is going out now, and he is going to

complain if Raffa is not back in 30 seconds. The 30 seconds has been

called. And Raffa may have a couple of things that he wants to do at the

net. He is going to be over the 30 seconds now. He won't make it back

on court in time. There is no way. He is still not back.

It is over the time. The main thing for Stanislas Wawrinka is to

maintain his composure in this very excitable atmosphere, he feels a

little bit crossed that he has had his adrenaline stopped in its tracks

but I have no doubt that Rafael Nadal was entitled to his treatment.

He is over 30 seconds. Why have you not done anything? Look, this is way

over the time. Way over. He is not even rushing to get ready. This is

where the problem comes. UMPIRE: ready for play, ladies and

gentlemen. It will be interesting to see the

service speed again. He was definitely struggling before the

injury time-out. C if he gets his speed up again. Dash-macro let us

see. -- let us see. This is not looking

good. I think we shall see a retirement if we are not careful. I

know that Rafael Nadal would go to the end of the earth, if he was

able. It was as if he said, it was his

back. I did not think that Stanislas Wawrinka copyright to hear anyone

else's medical diagnosis. But it has become all very obvious now. -- have

the right. Well, this is terrible. We have been talking about his

bluster but out of the blue, something we did not know anything

about... Did it happen during the match or just leaning into this

match? It looked like a spasm in his back. They can wear off. Or is it a

displaced red? I think you may stop this at the end of this game. --

rib. He is close to tears. This is awful. You just work so hard. He

will be very confused in his mind. That is good. Is he walking directly

to the net? Not yet. Good. Hanging in, perhaps waiting for his

anti-inflammatory to just kick in. Something in his cartilage area,

that can be incredibly painful. His pelvis or would ever? We will see.

-- whatever. His lower back. Back spasm, possibly? Both of these

players have benefited from opponents pulling out. During the

course of this tournament. Bernard Tomic pulled out after the first

set. To see this in a real showcase for

tennis, the final, is a real shame. And all that talk about records with

Rafael Nadal, this is perfectly natural, all of that has been

predicated by everybody in the game on if he stays fit. He has had so

many problems over the years. But never a back problem, not that I can

think of. This is just so sad to see. That is a problem with an

individual sport, any injury, you cannot put any subject in, nothing

you can do. -- a substitute. There is no point in going on. The only

reason is perhaps his medication might kick in? But at the moment,

this is just torture to watch. The worry was that it was some

specific moment you could identify. Because after that slapped forehand

into the net, a huge amount of rotation through his trunk.

When Rafael Nadal at that time off after Wimbledon and came back last

year, one of the first things he was talking about at the press

conference was that he had been away for so long and in South America,

clay court, he was talking about the hard court and the wear and tear

that his body injuries. But it is the way that he plays. He has been

doing this since he was ten years old, incredibly physical.

He is obviously trying to just go for broke on the first ground stroke

that he has, which is not his game. The shortest route whatever way to

winning or losing the point. There is a bit more of a break at the end

of the set. A couple of minutes. So, Stanislas Wawrinka keeping his

concentration. He has two set points. And it has dawned on the

crowd and everybody else that Rafael Nadal has got a major issue, here.

Some sort of injury to his back and treatment to follow. In the middle

of the second set. Rafael Nadal has come back and he has got no power at

all. As a sportsman, you are programmed

to compete and focus everything on achieving that goal. And suddenly,

when you are not able to do even the basics... It is a confusing

situation, he will not know whether to retire or to just hang in. He is

well aware of the audience and people watching.

Such focus on gaming victory. You can sacrifice pretty much everything

in order to achieve that goal and everything that you do, you train

and commit, everything you eat, when you go to bed, your first thought

whenever you wake up, before and during the tournament and that is

why this emotion comes out. Everything has been committed and

suddenly it has all been ripped away. He is such a competitor. This

is killing him, not to be able to go out and play in the way that he

wants to play in the final. What is going through his mind? It is just

an awful situation. And Stanislas Wawrinka has just lost the chance to

go to set up, he will just be thinking, keep it going. Don't take

quite so many risks but then Rafael Nadal hits a couple of winners and

you think, is he coming back at me? The crowd trying to get behind him

but with all of the things that Magnus Norman did with their

planning, this is one scenario they did not talk about. And that adds to

this. Just do the business when your opponent is injured. And

concentrate. Easier said than done when you can see the person not

moving hardly. It gives you a different mindset.

Stanislas Wawrinka is thinking to himself, I about to achieve my

ambition, here. All about concentration, for him.

Do I not quite go for as much on the ground stroke? Make him play? Change

the game, sadly. And then Rafael Nadal hits to forehand winners. --

two. He is going to stop, I think. Yes.

Hold on... Maybe not. No, he is going to carry on. I am sure that

Stanislas Wawrinka would have accepted his hand in retirement to

take this Championship. But it is a shame, tragedy is too strong a word

but it is just a shame. He has talked about it so money times, the

strain that hard courts take on his body. Clay is easier. It is softer.

But this is the emotion and the wear and tear, only 27 years of age and

he has taken extended leave before due to injury. And he has only been

back on most exactly one year. If this is a back spasm, that is fine,

if it is his ribs, that is different. Or perhaps it is

something longer standing? I have no idea. His father and his cousin. The

estimate macro his forearm and his elbows union. That is just what you

want. -- that is his forearm. The crowd appreciate him for

carrying on because they know he is a warrior. This is not faking or

anything like that. And that was habit kicking in, his

trademark sprinting. He did not forget to do that. He is conditioned

to scrap on the court. 90 mph. Nothing there. But if he can

hold on... Every ball that drops out or into

the net from Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka is thinking, that is one

step closer. He is surely so excited.

There is no room for any sympathy at this level. Stanislas Wawrinka is

looking to get this job done and he will do anything to get closer to

the finishing line. Not the way to win this, but...

But even in the circumstances, it may not be that easy to close it

out. That is the best point he has played

since the injury. He did not serve Eiger but it did

look like he moved out on those last few rallies. This is a big game for

Stanislas Wawrinka, it is not good for his concentration either. --

serve bigger. Penny for your thoughts? Stanislas

Wawrinka. He had a chance to go one break-up and with an ailing opponent

but perhaps Rafael Nadal has relaxed a little bit, his body has.

This sport is littered with examples of people being injured and playing

well enough to win. Beware the injured ulcer in that particular

sport. -- golfer. It takes about 30 minutes for things

to ease off and painkillers to kick in, I'd ever he has taken, probably

something simple, like either proven, to relax those muscles. --

Ibuprofen. Or maybe something stronger, I do not know what they

are allowed. We have made that point. It is not easy to put away

your injured opponent because you forget to play your own game and you

cannot take the risk and go close to the line in case you make a mistake.

All of a sudden, the errors are flowing from Stanislas Wawrinka.

Before, he was immaculate. And he is guilty of thinking ahead, which is

very easy to do in this position. If it does not go your way against

an injured opponent, you start getting cross. Argue bluffing? You

don't look bad to me. That sort of scenario. -- are you bluffing? But

we are not suggesting that Rafael Nadal is thinking, of course. -- is

bluffing. His Leicester will probably go in a moment as well! --

blister. So many ailments. It looks like a postage stamp to Stanislas

Wawrinka. He knows he just has to get it over the net. And it is so

difficult. Nine unforced errors already in this set. Amazing. It

shows you just how much of this game is in the mind. Because that is all

this is. There is no way that Stanislas Wawrinka should be down

three love, not with Rafael Nadal serving at half pace but he has

mentally looked ahead and he's so what he was about to achieve. And

his game has dropped. Dropped dramatically, also. Fabulous first

set, Stanislas Wawrinka with the single break of serve. And coming

back to win five straight points and take the set was tremendous stuff.

The second set, Rafael Nadal got injured, back spasm or something

else, but he is back in the third set and is moving better, you are

right. Stanislas Wawrinka, before he got injured he was up by that

break. It was a brand of tennis that we have not seen for a long time,

the way he was playing and after that, it was a matter of just

getting the job done. Because Rafael Nadal was at half pace, but it has

changed around and Stanislas Wawrinka has got to get his mind

back. This is the one scenario they would not have prepared for. With

Magnus Norman. By the way, if your opponent is injured, this is what

you do. It just does not factor into any game plan. This is unknown

territory for Stanislas Wawrinka. His first grand slam final, against

one of the all-time greats, and he is injured. He can see the finishing

post and he has frozen a little bit. That's what he's got to do. Nadal is

taking chances now. Go back to the beginning, just hit

the ball. Not worry about whether he is going to get to a ball, or miss

it, just go for it. Easy for us to say that. But you have to press the

reset button. The Rinker didn't move on that one

at all, just sort of stabbed at it -- Wawrinka didn't move. Serving his

way out of whatever little trouble there was there.

One of the questions we did ask was how he would treat his first grand

slam final. Would he settle quicker than Dominika Cibulkova was able to

do yesterday? He certainly didn't embarrass himself.

Nadal now is playing higher risk tennis than he normally does. He is

going for shots that he perhaps normally wouldn't go for a clean

winner on, but they are coming off at the moment. Serve speed has

picked up as he has adjusted to these different circumstances, and

perhaps the medication has taken effect.

I don't know how long this match is going to last, but a number of you

have Dean into. #bbctennis, The best way to get in touch. I think given

the physical condition that Rafael Nadal appears to be in now, this

would be amazing if he could come back, although he has done it in the

past. Is it impossible or not? His first serve speed has picked up a

little, probably three quarters speed now. If he can carry on

serving like that, a big weapon of his having basically been

neutralised, it would be the greatest performance. But having

said that, Wawrinka has dropped a level, which is understandable,

considering the circumstances. You lose your concentration, focus and

rhythm. You know how tightly wound up he was during the first medical

break. He was livid when Nadal left court, he demanded to know what was

wrong and the umpire wouldn't tell him.

A bit of fire in those Swiss eyes, wasn't the? You thought maybe he

might lose his concentration. But it was also good from a point that he

was showing that he believes he belongs. He wasn't about to be

intimidated by one of the greats. He was prepared to say, what is going

on here, I have a right to know. Perhaps other players wouldn't have

dared to say anything in those circumstances.

That forehand of Wawrinka there, he didn't really go for it like he was

doing earlier on. He didn't really do anything on it. Earlier on, those

shots, he was hitting the clear winners. He was full of adrenaline

earlier on, wasn't he? That was supposed to be the injury

that he was worried about, the blister.

More tennis on the BBC starting next Friday, BBC Three, 7pm, Great

Britain versus the United States from a clay court in San Diego. It

is the Davis Cup world group. Kyle Edmund very likely to play British

number two singles, the 19-year-old from Yorkshire.

Some momentum now for Wawrinka, five point two in a row. -- five points

in a row. That was a match -player's second

serve. The speed has picked up, so as you say, maybe the pills are

starting to kick in. If he can win this set, perhaps he might be back

to almost 100%. But even if you were 150%, you

couldn't get to that. It really is a glorious one-handed backhand.

Real frustration. Mental gymnastics for Wawrinka as he tries to achieve

this lifetime ambition against a clearly injured opponent who has

taken a medical time-out, but he can't put him away. Nadal doesn't

know what it is to quit. I was expecting him to retire at the end

of the second set or slightly before, but he is hanging in. The

best painkiller is adrenaline, and maybe has cut got a little bit of

it. He just has such a tremendous survival instinct.

Davis Cup next week. Andy Murray? If he plays all three matches, I think

it is a very close match. It could well come down to the doubles, and

if Andy plays in the doubles and plays all three, he has a shot. The

big men going for the United States, the Bryans. If Murray doesn't play,

they could win it all. Nadal was 17 when he played in the Davis Cup

final for Spain at Seville against the United States. A team led by

Andy Roddick. 27,000 people watching.

We did not expect to see Nadal serving for the set, that is for

sure. A brilliant way to start the game there from Wawrinka.

He is seriously wound up. Tightly coiled spring. His coach on the

right there. Definitely had that one on his

racket. Magnus Norman on the right there,

formal world number two, he has been in the heat of battle.

He wasn't missing that shot for a set and a half.

APPLAUSE .

Amazing, isn't it? One person against another, in every regard,

physically as well as mentally. I have no idea of what is going to

happen next. Nadal clearly injured, taking a lot of treatment, and Stan

Wawrinka, if he was allowed his coach on court, it would be a major

help right now. But he's not. In the women's game, you are, but he has to

do it all himself. Australia Day, and we will see a

Swiss or a Spanish victory from the centre of Melbourne. A fascinating

contest. SUE BARKER: Fascinating and

dramatic. Physically demanding for Nadal, mentally demanding for

Wawrinka. This was 2-0 in the second set, and we very rarely see this

from Rafael Nadal, the world number one, in agony. At the next change of

ends after this, he left the court for treatment from the trainer that

is on court, and we have heard that uncle Toni has been having a chat

with the trainer as well. We thought he was going to be down and out,

because he lost that second set comfortably, but whether it is the

treatment, the painkillers, but Nadal has found some form again. He

is moving better, serving harder. There is always this fear in tennis,

beware the wounded warrior. You fear for Stan Wawrinka, who was playing

the best tennis of his life, thinking he had done everything he

needed to do and that ran for would pull out, maybe withdraw from the

match, or just not find his form, but he certainly has. He is such a

fighter, Rafael Nadal. You never give up, no matter what pain you are

in. He has found a way back into this match, and it is going to be a

dramatic, thrilling finish to this final. It is anybody's final. You

feel for both of them in different ways. Physically for Rafa, mentally

for Stan. What a final we have got. So, into the fourth set we go, a

fourth set we could not possibly have expected here. The first couple

of games are going to be interesting. Watch the movement of

Nadal, but watch the movement of Wawrinka, as well. He needs to get

some life back into those legs. He certainly doesn't look so forlorn

any more. You can imagine Wawrinka just at

that change over there. It is difficult to be logical in these

circumstances, but he would have taken two sets to one up before the

start. It is getting back to that mindset he was in in the early part

of the game, before all this happened. Easy to say, but he has

lost his rhythm. A fabulous game from the Swiss

number two at the moment. He will be the Swiss number one tomorrow when

the rankings come out. If he were to win this, he would be world number

three. Andy Murray heads down to number five. Federal will be number

eight, a lowly ranking for the great man. He won't fancy that for too

long. He just loves playing. He says he will be around until the next

Olympics. It matters being in the top four

going into a Grand Slam championship. You want to be in the

top four seeds. That tremendous ball striking that

we have seen. It is just the pace he can get there, he takes it early. He

had to hit a winner from that position, but he has the pace to do

that from any position on the court. You know he trusts his forehand, he

has got a great backhand, but he is still running round it.

It is only three foot high, but it feels like about 30 feet in a

situation like this. Wawrinka just thinking about that Grand Slam

victory, but you can't, you have to just play each ball.

Well, he has got his pace back on his serve.

If he goes to 90% physically, the records show that the only set he

has lost his opponent to date, today, the only time in 12 contests.

He know he has got the sky. He knows he can do this. -- this guy.

By contrast, Stanislas Wawrinka knows that even if Rafael Nadal

still has one league, he will still be getting around the court and

trying to make something happen. -- leg.

Forehand volley. It was by his ankles, followed by the backhand

volley. We do not see many of those these days. Sunday morning in the

UK, Sunday evening in Melbourne, the first Grand Slam final of 2014.

There was only one player in this for one and a half sets. That was

Stanislas Wawrinka, and he will climb to world number five if he

loses and number three if he wins. He is the real thing. But in the

second set, and what will make headlines, is an injury to Rafael

Nadal and it looked like he sustained that missing this forehand

into the net. And since then, it is difficult to put your finger on

exactly what has happened. We do not have any diagnosis, but we think he

has struggled with his concentration and Rafael Nadal manage to win the

third set and that is how we find ourselves where we are. Every time

Stanislas Wawrinka looks like surging ahead to defeat his ailing

opponent, Rafael Nadal just escapes, like he did in the first service

game in this fourth set. Andy Moore that he can hang in, the more

difficult it is for Stanislas Wawrinka. It is certainly

interesting, not for the reasons we thought, entirely.

-- and the more. This is where a coach would make a huge difference.

If they were allowed onto the court, and a time-out could be

taken, like with some American sports. In tennis, it is fundamental

to the game, you are on your own. That is too late? He did not hit

another ball. That is right. UMPIRE: The ball was called in. The

ball was out. Another game on the board for Rafael

Nadal and Stanislas Wawrinka frustrated once again. If he could

wind the clock back by just one hour, two when Rafael Nadal was

clearly injured and he thought it was going to happen. It wouldn't

surprise me if he thought he was going to default. It looked like it.

He is playing a little bit better this set, but he is not the same

player he was. He is playing with something to lose. Victory was

within his grasp and it has been taken away. Coming into this match,

he had nothing to lose. It is very hard to play with freedom

in a situation like this, if you are in front, against an ailing

opponent. A relatively straightforward hold in

the end from 0-15. Stanislas Wawrinka. I wonder if he is going to

gain tennis immortality today. That is what winning a Grand Slam

Championship means. Swiss mother, German father. I do not think his

daughter is here, she is about to be three years old. It would have been

a long way to come. He has an older brother and two younger sisters. The

people the cameras are focusing on is Magnus Norman, a former

world-class player, semifinalist here. What would he say to his man?

I would say, play your game and go for the ball like earlier on, do not

hold back, keep going for it and when he starts to steer the ball

like in the third set, he was starting to make mistakes and he was

letting Rafael Nadal dictate. He got to hear by dictating the play that

he has to get out into that mould, do not look at your opponent, just

play your own game. That is one of the errors he has

proved -- improved, but defensive backhand, nice and steep, that

enabled him to get back into the point to let him use that amazing

ball striking ability he has. He is moving better.

He got himself set up. And then he missed the easier ball. That was a

great opportunity to be 0-30. Rod Laver.

He has picked up the pace from the back of the court. He missed a

second serve return at 15-40 the last time Rafael Nadal served.

Trying to get himself going. Here is a chance.

And he has nicked it this time. Bravo, Stanislas Wawrinka.

Pulling the trigger on his forehand down the line. There was not much

margin, taking the risk and he is two games away from a grand slam

chairmanship. Can he hold his nerve? -- Championship.

Well, the resilience of Rafael Nadal. Every time, he just does not

know what it is like to lose without giving and Hannah %. As simple as

that. -- 100%. More frustration for the Swiss player.

That is it. Four straight points, putting Rafael Nadal away, while

winning the Grand Slam? Which is hardest? He has to look, surely this

is for him? If he did not win this, that would be a body blow, despite

the tremendous after-effect. If he cannot win from here, he is beat.

Disconsolate, really. That is putting it mildly. The last person

to beat the top two seeds in a men's grand slam was at the French Open in

1993, and all that time ago, 20 years. Beating Pete Sampras in the

final. It is a very rare thing indeed. And he was very good with

the lead. But the more you look at this and the longer it goes, you

wonder. Back on serve in the fourth set.

After a break of serve for Rafael Nadal.

If anybody knows how hard it is to win Grand Slams, it is Rafael Nadal.

Looking for number 14 in terms of victories. That will tie him with

Pete Sampras. His first was the French Open

victory in 2005, 19 years of age, just. On his debut.

That is just fantastic ball striking. Admirable control on the

backhand side. Just laying his rest a little bit and going down the

backhand side, leaving Rafael Nadal scampering. If Stanislas Wawrinka

could break you, he would be serving for the match. -- for the tie. That

was an excellent forehand from Stanislas Wawrinka. He was pulled

out of his position. He did not go for the winner but he kept that

Dipper and even if Rafael Nadal got that ball back, it would have left

him with an almost impossible shot. Excellent forehand across the court.

Rafael Nadal clearly hampered by going global, here. Yes. He did not

fancy getting down there and coming back again.

That is it! Three in a row! Oh, and new balls! You could see the way he

thumped his head! This is when he really helps

himself! -- belts. Okay... It would be worth it to win the trophy. Big

moment. Test of character coming up. How about that? ! What a second

serve. Serving for the Australian Open. Yes, he has some adrenaline in

there. He thinks it is gone. Stanislas

Wawrinka, one point away. And that is it, Stanislas Wawrinka

elevates himself to Grand Slam chaplain. He has won the Australian

Open. -- champion. And the record books will not say

opponent injured. It will just say Stanislas Wawrinka. Congratulations

to him, magnificent, the third Swiss player to win a major.

A big part of the story on the Sunday evening in Melbourne,

however, has been Rafael Nadal and the injury. He will have to explain

that and it will be the last thing he feels like doing. But in the

middle, or early middle part, the second set, there was clearly some

malfunction on his back and he took a medical time-out and Stanislas

Wawrinka was not happy about that but it was such a great shame. It

certainly had a great impact on the course of the match and everyone

else will have noticed that the injury affected that but that is a

chat for another day. Magnus Norman. The Swiss Davis cup captain, he is

there for everyone of his matches. And Roger Federer. His mother,

Isabel. Even his little daughter will know something special has

happened. She is almost three years old. Two younger sisters. I am

sitting with a finalist myself and what a moment this is to go up a

level like this? A lifetime's work? And an ambition realised? You will

notice how respectful he was, he did not do the normal real celebration

because he was respecting Rafael Nadal. Knowing that he had been

injured. And I thought that was a real statement of this man, that

Stanislas Wawrinka is. And until the injury, he was playing tennis that

was from a different planet. It was staggering. And I hope it is not

like wondering what might have been but he was beating him fair and

square in a way that I have not seen many players do. The first man in 20

years to beat both top seeds any Grand Slam final. This is just an

amazing achievement. They would not squeeze that to heart! Coming into

this, I thought the year would be dominated by the Dell, Djokovic and

Mali. I thought Stanislas Wawrinka would be top ten. But not as a grand

slam. But he is multiple. Absolutely. World number three.

Imagine the confidence he will play with. -- Rafael Nadal and Andy

Murray. Some of those numbers are very difficult to read into because

of the match having so much drama. SUE BARKER: Well, what a much we

enjoyed. We look forward to this next week. If you want to join us,

live from San Diego, great and returns for this tough draw against

the United States on clay. So much expected of Andy Murray. Coverage

starts at seven o'clock on Friday on BBC Three and that will continue

over on BBC Two. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Davis Cup. Back to this

match and what a mental battle Stanislas Wawrinka has overcome

because he had so many break point chances and he seldom slipping

away? When he got broken by Rafael Nadal in the fourth set, if not, is

he ever going to win that? But he read gripped and refocused and had a

tremendous couple of games to finish but how nice to see him talking to

Rafael Nadal because he knows just how disappointed he is that he could

not give this is all. You cannot take anything away from him? No,

Cossey had to get the job done and playing against an injured opponent,

especially when it is Rafael Nadal or another legend, but is not easy

so he deserves all of the credit and nothing should be taken away from

him at all but there is no question that the final was negatively

affected by that. I had a feeling that Rafael Nadal was going to come

back and win and it was just too bad for him. We await the medical

prognosis and we hope it does not take away from this game. Hopefully

just a back spasm and nothing worse but we have seen this so many times

for him, just how frustrating it is for him as he chases records, read

some press, 14 Grand Slams. Not today for Rafael Nadal. But as far

as he is concerned, you just fear for him and you saw him in tears in

that second set, because he loves to give his all and he is a real

warrior and he was not able to give his best and we were talking about

him potentially overtaking Roger Federer but you are right, we hope

that this back injury is just something short-term. And we hope

that his trainer and his uncle, if it was serious, they would have

pulled him off. Because you do not want to sustain an injury that goes

on for months? Absolutely, he is remarkable. Everything getting

set... 15,000 spectators still here for the prize-giving ceremony. No

doubt commercials on the television in Australia, and they will be

waiting to get the nod to begin the ceremony. This is exactly what Nadal

doesn't need, to be on his feet like this. But not to take anything away

from Wawrinka, who looks a champion. Did you expect him to win a slam

this year? SUE BARKER: To be honest, no. He has been improving all the

time. He raised the level of his game. Debate Djokovic and Nadal, he

deserves everything that comes his way now. A Grand Slam champion,

well-deserved. Everything in place. Ladies and

gentlemen, tennis has a new Grand Slam champion, but tonight it is

true to say there were two great champions on court, Rafael Nadal and

Stan Wawrinka. APPLAUSE

What a match, and what a fortnight. We're joined tonight by the

President of tennis Australia, Kevin Healy, Pete Sampras, 20 years after

he won his first Australian Open. The CEO of Kia motors. And may I say

that when Pete won it, it was Australia Day that day, as well.

Pete, great to have you back. The tournament director and chief

executive, and tournament referee Wayne McEwan are also here tonight.

Kia have been a wonderful sponsor, and I would like to invite Mr Tomaso

to say a few words. I do believe both of you have all of

the qualities of a champions throughout this tournament. I also

thank everyone at tennis Australia, the tournament owners there and the

volunteers for their hard work to make this year's event successful.

APPLAUSE APPLAUSE

I invite the president of tennis Australia, Mr Stephen Healy.

Good evening everyone, and happy Australia Day. What a fortnight of

tennis we have had. I would like to thank our fantastic sponsors, and

all of our commercial partners. We thank you for your support. These

incredible facilities are the very best in the world, and we thank the

Victorian government for their constant support. Thank you to our

tournament team led by our CEO Craig Talay, referee Wayne McEwan, and the

team that come together and are so fantastic in the course of the

fortnight and the year. And to you, the fans, all around the world, who

have tuned in in over 200 countries and the 643,280 people who have come

through the gate, thank you for your support.

And to the players, Rafa, your courage and adversity is inspiring.

You are a fantastic role model and an ambassador for the sport.

APPLAUSE And to stand, your first Grand Slam

title, we are delighted that it will be here.

You will be number three in the world tomorrow, and he is the first

player in 20 years to beat the number one and number two seed.

Congratulations. Can I now call upon the umpire for

tonight, Carlos Ramos, to come forward.

Congratulations, Carlos. His third Australian Open and sixth Grand Slam

is tournament umpire. Steve touched on Rafa's courage

tonight. Not here last year, he won two majors, got back to world number

one, and I often say you learn more two majors, got back to world number

his back then when in the middle of victory. We have learned more gain

about you tonight, Rafa. To present the trophy, Mr Pete Sampras. Rafael

Nadal. APPLAUSE

CHEERING. Good evening everybody. The first

thing I want to say, and they need to say is many thanks to Stan. You

really deserve it, and I'm very happy for you. We have a great

relationship. You really deserve it today, so many congratulations and

all the best. APPLAUSE

The second thing, I want to say many thanks to the organisation, all the

ball boys, everybody who makes possible this great event.

All of the sponsors, especially the main sponsor Kia, who is my

sponsor, so many thanks here for supporting tennis.

Greg, thank you very much for everything. You are the best

director in the WorldCom you make the players feel at home, and thank

you very much for all the players for making us feel unbelievable

every year we play here. My team who are always with me, I

tried hard, and thank you for everybody who has supported me,

without them I wouldn't be back where I am today.

APPLAUSE And to all the crowd, it has been an

emotional two weeks. I am sorry to finish this way. I tried very, very

hard. CHEERING.

Thank you. Last year was a very tough moment, and when I had the

chance to be playing here this year, it was one of the most emotional

tournaments in my career. Thank you very much for the support, more than

ever. I enjoyed it very much. Just thank you very much, and see you in

12 months. Thank you, Rafa. Well, as Stephen

said a moment ago, Stan is the first man since so go Bruguera to beat

number one and number two, but also the first man ever to beat Novak and

Rafa in a Grand Slam. He did it the hard way. He is the world number

three from tomorrow, but far more importantly than that, he is a Grand

Slam champion. Stan Wawrinka! First, Rafa, I am sorry for you, I

hope your back is going to be fine. You are a great guy, a good friend

and an amazing champion. It is always a pleasure to play against

you and to play with you, so well done for your comeback.

Congratulations to the team also, you are always really nice with

everybody, well done. I would also like the sponsors for

making it all possible. -- like to thank the sponsors. I am really to

come back every year here. I'm enjoying very much to play here in

front of you. Last year I had a crazy match, I lost it, I was crying

after the match. But in one year, a lot has happened, and I still don't

know if I'm dreaming or not, but we will see tomorrow morning!

APPLAUSE CHEERING.

I would also like to say thank you to Craig. I think Rafa told you

everything, this is the best tournament, and you make all the

players really happy, we enjoy to come back here. And it is again for

me and amazing Grand Slam to play. Then I would like to congratulate my

team, and say thank you a lot. Magnus, working since one year,

first semifinal, the winner of a Grand Slam, I only dream about that.

Severin has been many years with me, always helping me a lot. Also my

manager, my parents are here, many friends. Missing a few people, my

physio Stephan, and a special hello to my beautiful wife and daughter. I

will come back in two days, so if you can be weight, it will be nice.

-- if you can wait. And last, I want to say many thanks

to all the people here. Every match I play I get amazing support. It is

great, you are helping a lot, all of the tough part in the last two

weeks, it was always a big support, so thank you very much to you all,

and see you in 12 months! APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen, are champion, Stan, and champion Rafa. Craig.

SUE BARKER: Two great champions there, and the Stan Wawrinka, he is

wondering if it is a dream. He probably won't remember the

presentation or what is going to happen in the next few minutes for a

while. It would all go by in a blur. He has done everything to deserve

this. Isn't it nice to see Pete Sampras talking to Rafa. He has been

on the receiving end of some losses, particularly his massive

rivalry with Andre Agassi. Rafa was trying to match his 14 Grand Slams,

and used all think that will happen, because the next is the French Open.

And wonderful moments the Stan Wawrinka. John Lloyd, at the end, he

held his nerve. He re-focused, he forgot what had happened with Rafa,

and held his nerve at the end. Yes, as Andrew and I was saying, this is

the one scenario they wouldn't have planned for. You are up 2-0 against

a great opponent, and he gets injured, and how do you react? It

took him a while to adjust again to go back to the game that took him

there, which was being aggressive. He was a bit hesitant, watching what

Rafa was doing, lost his concentration, and Rafa almost came

back. But credit to Wawrinka who pulled the match out in his fourth

set. What a beautiful trophy that is, and what a painful moment this

must be for Rafa to have to still be out there trying to smile. He didn't

mention his injury, and you expect nothing less from Rafa. Many people

would have quit, but he doesn't do that.

You are not programmed to quit as a professional individual athlete. It

is a bit like boxing, Andy always likes to use the boxing analogy. It

is one-on-one out there, man on man, and you are programmed to fight, and

Nadal did today. He has nothing to be afraid of, quite the reverse. I

know a lot of people who would have said that they couldn't do it, but

when it comes to feeling sorry for him it is difficult. He has stuffed

so many opponents over the years. I just hope that he is back, and soon.

When Rafa gets injured, he tends to be out for a while, so I hope this

is just a spasm. Yes, you hope that by carrying on with that match, it

hasn't made things worse. But you just have to say congratulations to

Stan Wawrinka. Rafa goes off, he will have to do his press conference

and have a little chat with Uncle Toni about everything. Although Stan

started incredibly well, you kept feeling that Rafa was going to up

the level of play, and he just didn't. And still signing

autographs. How classy is that? It makes me think the injury is no more

than a spasm, that he is still out there. Let's hope so. He deserved

the lead, and he deserves to win this. There is no asterisk against

his win here. There shouldn't be. For a set and a break, he was by far

the better player, before Rafa got injured. Djokovic perhaps at times

his plays that well against Nadal, but to demolish him from the back of

the court and take away all of his strengths, going up against his

forehand, not afraid of it. He was hitting winners all over the place.

It was some of the best tennis I have ever seen. Djokovic goes

against him physically and out runs him. The drinker has the power and

an explosiveness in his game that no one else has -- Stan Wawrinka. Great

scenes on Centre Court, but you see Rafa going off there in tears, and

you feel he is that emotional because he wasn't able to give

everything today. That is what he does. He wasn't able to give

everything. Rafa is a great champion, and if he loses a match,

he is prepared for that. But you can see the disappointment. He has

worked so hard, and you know and he knows that he wasn't able to go at

it 100 cent, and that is what is crushing him more than anything

else. He wasn't able to play his best, and that is why he is sad. It

is a pretty exclusive club, people who've beaten Rafael Nadal in a

Grand Slam final. Federer, Djokovic, and now Stanislas Wawrinka. Plenty

of people expected a Grand Slam victory from him, but I didn't, not

with Murray around. But he is number three in the world now. Yes, number

three, grand slam champion, and if you are joining a slate, we can show

you what happened. It was all Wawrinka at the start. We can show

you just how dominant he was, and how tense Rafa was. Whether the

injury was there or not, you can't take anything away from Stan. I

think for the first set, he was fine. He was just getting

demolished. Wawrinka was just outplaying him. It was sad it

happened when it did. For a set and a break, I have never seen tennis

like that. He has a vast experience, Wawrinka. He hasn't turned up at 17

like Boris Becker to win. This is a guy who has earned his way there,

and worked his way their stage by stage, and that is why I'm not

surprised that he finished the job off eventually, although it wasn't

easy. We saw Stan take the first set and a

break of serve up in the second, but then it all changed. It changed

after this point, when you see Rafa, which we so rarely see in a match,

very rarely showing any sign of injury. We just don't see this

often. He must've hurt something and felt something. Does he have tape

under there? It looks like he does. It is very rare that you play this

matches, six matches and a seventh, without anything towards the end of

the week. You think about the way he trains, it is ferocious. He may have

to really think about how years going about his training. I'm sure

he has, totally professional at all times. He says he is going to limit

his hard court outings, and perhaps that is all he can do. Will he be as

effective if he can't train as hard? We saw some brutal treatment

out there, and maybe some painkillers, because he certainly

upped his game, and rattled Rever Inca -- Wawrinka. And this third set

was just incredible, you thought Rafa was down and out, and that is

what makes him such a great fighter. But it just wasn't to be enough.

Although he did get a break and he won the third set, Stan Wawrinka

just had so many break point chances, you felt that he was going

to take them at some point, and here he did. It is really confusing

playing against somebody who is injured. You have to go back and hit

the ball. And then serving for it, what a moment. And this is a point

he will never tire of watching. Quite a muted response initially.

That was respect for what happened with Nadal. That was very classy. He

didn't fall on the floor and go crazy or anything. Very classy. What

is he saying there? I would have beat in you whether you had a bad

back or not? ! That is just conjecture, and the way it is. He is

still a history maker, Nadal, but what a moment to raise a Grand Slam

trophy like that, and this is such an elevation for him. What a

fascinating year it sets up. Yes, up to world number three, and Murray

moves down to number six. I think we are going to hear a lot more about

Stan Wawrinka, a new grand slam champion.

Guys, thank you very much. What a dramatic final that we have seen

there today. Rafael Nadal against Stan Wawrinka, he overcome the

occasion, and injured opponent, a rejuvenated Rafa, and he overcome

the mall. Stan is a grand slam champion, and well-deserved. From

all of us here, goodbye.