After four and a half years, Roger Federer lost the ATP throne to Rafael Nadal in the summer of 2008, as the Spaniard took charge following his best season up to that point. Rafa was the first player with Roland Garros and Wimbledon crowns in the same season since Bjorn Borg in 1980.Nadal stood strong at Majors and secured the year-end no. 1 spot despite skipping the Masters Cup due to tendinitis in the right knee. Rafa claimed his first Australian Open crown at the beginning of 2009, prevailing against Fernando Verdasco and Roger Federer to make another big step towards a Career Grand Slam.Rafa lost to Andy Murray in the Rotterdam final, and the Briton was his rival in the title match again in Indian Wells. In the fourth round, the Spaniard worked hard against David Nalbandian befor …