Asking Roger Federer to choose his favorite Grand Slam moment is a bit like asking Daniel Webster to identify his favorite word.
Where do you even begin?
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How about Down Under.
Federer was fresh off his straight-sets Wimbledon demolition of Grigor Dimitrov that sent him into his record-extending 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal when he was asked where he rates his inspired run to his 18th career major title at the Australian Open.
The 35-year-old Swiss ranks his magical Melbourne run as one of the Top 3 highlights of his illustrious career.
"It was one of the most special ones," Federer told the media. "I definitely put it in the top five at least, if not top three, of my best feelings I ever had after winning, what it meant to me, under the circumstances, like you said, on the comeback, in the finals against Rafa, having had the five-setters throughout the tournaments as well, against Kei, Stan, then also against Rafa."
In a rematch of iconic rivals that matched the massive hype, Federer fought back from 1-3 down in the decider digging down to reel off five straight games for a rousing 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.
It is Federer's fifth Australian Open championship, his first Grand Slam title since he won the 2012 Wimbledon crown and it caps the most remarkable run of his career.
"I had some tough battles against Rafa over the years, but that came totally unexpected I think for both of us to make the finals," Federer said. "Every match after, even with the Berdych match, from the third round on, was like a super bonus.
"I really just had a wonderful time in Melbourne. It felt, yeah, I was on this amazing journey. I was happy to bring it all the way home. Maybe what I was most happy about is so many people were happy for me, that I actually was able to experience that feeling one more time to win a Grand Slam."
The seven-time Wimbledon champion ranks his 2009 Roland Garros championship in which he completed the career Grand Slam and a couple of his Wimbledon titles in his top three favorite career moments.
"French Open '09, then probably one of the Wimbledons, like the first one here maybe, going for the fifth, going for the all-time Grand Slam record when I beat Roddick in the epic one here, and then US Open when I beating Agassi," Federer said. "Those are the ones floating around."
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