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. This is a dream come true, the fairytale continues for me," Federer said at the presentation. Federer now leads Cilic 9-1 with his only defeat coming in the semi-finals of the 2014 US Open. Federer broke Cilic's serve six times and lost his twice and hit a total of 24 aces to the Croat's 16. He was now more in the flow and broke Federer again with his big forehands starting to find their mark.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 28, 2018 13:07 UTC