Day 14 at Melbourne Park begins with a mixed doubles title for India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi

Rod Laver (centre) lines up with the men he beat to complete his second Grand Slam in 1969 - Andres Gimeno, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe and Tony Roche

Australian actor Eric Bana is among those on Rod Laver Arena to see Rafael Nadal take on Roger Federer in the men's final

Dannii Minogue is another local celeb taking the chance to watch tennis history in the making

And the unlikely pairing of Aussie cricket hero Steve Waugh and British decathlon legend Daley Thompson are also on Rod Laver Arena to see the big match

Nadal and Federer line up ahead of their 19th meeting, seventh in Grand Slam finals, but first at the Australian Open

Federer - trying to match the record 14 Grand Slam titles of Pete Sampras - makes a nervous start, dropping serve straight away

Both players find their form after an edgy start and Nadal recovers from dropping serve twice to level at 4-4

Nadal takes the first set with some aggressive play that leaves Federer struggling to keep pace

A packed crowd on Rod Laver Arena watches as the world's top two players do battle

Federer is taken to the limit as he slips a break down in the second set, but the Swiss roars back with four straight games to level

As the drama unfolds inside the stadium a crowd builds outside in Garden Square

Federer struggles with his first serve but still earns a succession of set points late in the third set

One rally is so good that Nadal produces a special celebration for his winning forehand pass

Nadal saves six break points before hitting back to win the third-set tie-break

The final comes down to a decider - the first time since 1988 that the Australian Open has had a five-set final

It is Nadal who proves the stronger in the closing stages and he wraps up victory after four hours 23 minutes

The defeat is a shattering blow for Federer, who will have to wait for another chance to match Sampras's record

Nadal consoles Federer as an emotional world number two struggles to make his runner-up speech

Nadal is the first Spanish man to get his hands on the Australian Open trophy