Captured his sixth career Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, his first on hard courts, with a five-set victory over rival Roger Federer. The four-time defending champion at Roland Garros had his 31-match winning streak in Paris snapped with a surprise fourth round loss to No. 23-seeded Robin Soderling, who went on to reach the final. Has a 31-1 record in Paris. Was sidelined through to the Rogers Cup in Montreal, beginning 10 August, with tendonitis in both knees and was unable to defend his Wimbledon title…Reached the quarter-finals on his comeback, losing to Juan Martin del Potro…Afterwards, was usurped in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings by Andy Murray and fell to No. 3.