Roger Federer of Switzerland accepts Spaniard Rafael Nadal’s appreciation after winning the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park on Sunday. pic/Getty Images

Reams of newsprint and many words have already been said and written about the Australian Open men’s final with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal putting on a display that matched its pre-match hype and left fans of both completely mesmerised.
For me, the highlight of that match and the tournament itself was the two showing their human and inhuman sides (yes, for a while a lot of us thought they were from another planet). Coming into 2017, both of them had much to prove to themselves. For Nadal, it was a place he had visited before. Injuries have always been a part and parcel of his game just like his unorthodox forehand.