How did championship point end?

With a successful challenge on a forehand

Roger Federer 2017 Quiz: The Melbourne Comeback Over Nadal

This roger federer 2017 quiz rewinds to one of tennis's great comebacks. Play 10 interactive questions on six months away with a knee injury, seeding of 17th in Melbourne, a five-set final against Rafael Nadal, rallying from a break down in the fifth set, an 18th Grand Slam title, a famous challenge on championship point and a Wimbledon title later that year.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Out
Why had Federer been away before the 2017 Australian Open?
Seed
What was his seeding in Melbourne?
Opp
Whom did he beat in the final?
Sets
How many sets did the final go?
Back
What did Federer overcome in the fifth set?
Slam
Which Grand Slam number was this for Federer?
Last
How did championship point end?
Wimby
Which other major did Federer win in 2017?
Age
About how old was Federer in 2017?
Country
Which country is Federer from?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Why had Federer been away before the 2017 Australian Open?
Answer: A knee injury
About six months out.
Q2: What was his seeding in Melbourne?
Answer: 17th
A low seed for him.
Q3: Whom did he beat in the final?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
A classic rivalry.
Q4: How many sets did the final go?
Answer: Five
A thriller.
Q5: What did Federer overcome in the fifth set?
Answer: A break deficit
He trailed 1-3.
Q6: Which Grand Slam number was this for Federer?
Answer: His 18th
Extending his record then.
Q7: How did championship point end?
Answer: With a successful challenge on a forehand
Hawk-Eye confirmed it in.
Q8: Which other major did Federer win in 2017?
Answer: Wimbledon
His eighth Wimbledon.
Q9: About how old was Federer in 2017?
Answer: 35
A veteran champion.
Q10: Which country is Federer from?
Answer: Switzerland
Born in Basel.

A Comeback in Melbourne

Roger Federer missed about six months of 2016 with a knee injury and arrived at the 2017 Australian Open seeded 17th, a low seed for a champion of his stature. Aged 35, he surprised many by reaching the final.

There he faced Rafael Nadal, also returning from injury, in a five-set classic. Federer trailed by a break in the fifth set at 1-3 but rallied, and on championship point a forehand was called out before a challenge showed it was in. He won his 18th Grand Slam title.

The comeback continued: Federer also won Wimbledon in 2017, his eighth title there, and added another Australian Open in 2018. The 2017 final remains one of tennis's most celebrated matches.

What This Quiz Teaches

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Why he had been away
Whom he beat
How the final unfolded
Which title number it was
What came next

Did You Know?

He used a bigger racket head by then.
His backhand had become more aggressive.
He retired in 2022.
He won 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
His last match was a doubles with Nadal.