Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title in a riveting final on Sunday. Federer, playing in his 30th Grand Slam final, joined Novak Djokovic and Australian great Roy Emerson as joint top for the most Australian Open men’s titles. But the Croat broke back in the sixth game with three break points when Federer netted and fought off a break point in the next game to put his nose in front. The world No.2 crucially broke to 2-0 when Cilic netted a forehand and held the next service game under pressure to lead 3-0. Federer got the vital double break when Cilic netted a forehand, leaving the Swiss to serve out for the championship.

Source: Punch January 28, 2018 11:39 UTC