Set-by-set breakdown of the Australian Open men’s final after Roger Federer beat Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Sunday:Set 1 – Federer 6-2, 24 minutesFederer drew first blood immediately. Set 2 – Cilic 7-6 (7/5), 60 minutesWith Federer looking ominous, Cilic needed to do something, and fast. He managed to hold serve to make a solid start and was growing in confidence, working two break points in the next game with some sparkling groundstrokes. It took Cilic 10 minutes to come away with a hold in his next service game as he gamely hung on. It then took Federer just 90 seconds to hold his.

Source: Punch January 28, 2018 12:56 UTC