Roger Federer showed he's recovered from his emotional Australian Open loss to Rafael Nadal by beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first title of the season at the Madrid Open. Prince Felipe was on hand to present Federer with his prize.
Second-ranked Federer broke a sluggish Nadal once in both sets before firing his sixth ace of the match for his 15th Masters Series title on the second match point. Federer also won here in 2006 when the event was played on indoor hard court.
"There are no positives, there is little to analyze", said Nadal, the 2005 champion. "He broke and broke and I went home." It was only Federer's second victory over his top rival on clay with the other coming at the Hamburg final two years ago. © GPD AP
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