Roger Federer starts the final as favourite having won his last four matches against world number 12 David Nalbandian

Form counts for nothing in the early exchanges, however, as Nalbandian claims a break in the opening game

The world's top-ranked player raises his game to break back immediately as the crowd enjoy an exciting start

The players break each other again before Nalbandian surrenders the first set on a tie-break by 7-4

The second set sees serve held until the fifth game when Nalbandian's backhand error gives away the advantage

The world number one fails to fully profit from the opportunity and allows his challenger to force another tie-break

Despite his recovery, Nalbandian has his hopes dashed again as he loses a marathon second-set decider 13-11

The third set starts badly for Federer and fails to improve as he is broken twice by Nalbandian who enjoys a 6-2 win

Things go from bad to worse for the reigning champion as a revitalised Nalbandian wins the fourth 6-1 to level the match

The 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 win that almost no-one predicted is completed by Nalbandian after another dramatic final set

After four hours and 33 minutes of thrilling action, Nalbandian raises the trophy that marks the biggest win of his career