Federer in tears

Boys do cry ... Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after he lost to Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)Read More

In the ceremony after the match, Federer choked up after receiving the runner-up plate from one of his idols, Rod Laver, and was unable to get more than a few sentences into his speech before he began to cry in earnest.
"God, it's killing me," Federer said, eventually backing away from the microphone.. (AFP photo/Torsten Blackwood)Read More

Roger Federer's tear-drenched end to his Australian Open set a record-high tissue count. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill) Read More

In Australian Open final Sunday was epic entertainment. It also lasted five sets and more than four hours. It also featured plenty of abrupt reversals of fortune and unexpected breaks of serve. And it also ended with Nadal triumphant and Federer devastated. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)Read More

Federer, 27, needed a victory to match American Pete Sampras' career record of 14 men's Grand Slam tournament singles titles. But Federer faded badly in the final set and was unable to keep his composure after Nadal's 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2 victory. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)Read More