After going through four years without winning a major, Roger Federer has now won three of the last five. Photo: APMelbourne: Roger Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final. After going through four years without winning a major, Federer has now won three of the last five. The fifth started with Federer fending off two break points to hold, then breaking Cilic for a 2-0 lead. Federer had won eight of their previous nine matches—his only defeat coming in the semifinals of the US Open in 2014, where Cilic claimed his first major title.

Source: Mint January 28, 2018 11:48 UTC