Per ESPN, the Spaniard Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay was snapped in the process as Federer also ended a five-match losing streak to his rival.
Pro-Swiss tweeters are heralding the victory:
formentipaolo Well done Roger Federer, classic straight set win over Rafael (not the turtle) Nadal, a new era of Borg Vs McEnroe upon us! abhinayverma Roger Federer beat Nadal in a final for the first time in two years. Seems its time for the Return of the King !!! van_l federer > nadal... finally!
The tweets coming from Rafa's camp were far less positive:
lauriegforce Darn. I really wanted Rafael Nadal to win. NikkiDai Federer beats a tired Rafa, not quite 100% - this is a big deal? Fed will be crying again in Paris. iceydefeat Wow, just saw the recap of the Roger and Rafael tennis match. That was sad on Nadal's part.
One lucky tennis Twitterer captured this pic during the tournament: