Live Commentary

Top seed and World No.1 Roger Federer once again proved his dominance in Grand Slams when he beat a spirited Andy Murray to win the 2010 Australian Open. After winning the first two sets easily, Federer faced severe competition in the third set before clinching the victory in a closely fought tie-break.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to remind our viewers about our exciting TennisEarth.com Rating system. Please use it and provide us your valuable feedback.

Next week, we will be covering Movistar Open, SA Tennis Open and Zagreb Indoors from Monday onwards. Hope to see you there.

We hope that you liked our coverage of the 2010 Australian Open. To re-visit the magical moments from the fortnight in Melbourne, visit our exclusive Australian Open Page.

A Special thanks to our chatters Scottz and Johan for providing great comments in between. Also, thanks for all our viewers who watched this match at TennisEarth.com.

Both players now pose with their trophies for the photographers from around the world and Federer takes a WALK of FAME.

Federer, like a true champion, consoles Murray and congratulates him for an incredible tournament. He then ackowledges the fact that it is his first Grand Slam win as a FATHER.

First on is runner-up Andy Murray who graciously congratulates the winner Roger Federer and gets emotional when talking about his loss. Murray says- I can cry like Federer, but I can't play like him.

President of Tennis Australia, Geoff Pollard opens the trophy presentation ceremony with a speech.
He says that if we saw Federer playing like a champion today, Murray played like a champion of tomorrow. Nice words!!!
He also announces that over 650 thousand dollars have been collected for Haiti victims with initiative by Roger Federer and ATP, WTA etc. Good job.

We will continue to bring the Live coverage from Movistar Open, Sa Tennis Open, Zagreb Indoors starting from Monday

Found our Australian Open coverage interesting. Please spread the word around by inviting your friends.

Stay tuned as we bring you the live coverage from the trophy presentation ceremony on the Rod Laver Arena.

Found our Australian Open coverage interesting. Please spread the word around by inviting your friends.

Federer seems to be stepping up just when he needs to the most. A blistering forehand winner sets up three game points and Federer forces a tie-break.

Murray still in the match. the Scot shows nerves of steel and comes through a really close call in the match to stay very much in contention.

Murray still in the match. the Scot shows nerves of steel and comes through a really close call in the match to stay very much in contention.

The call was originally called wide , Murray challenged it and won the point , more importantly the game

Federer makes no mistakes at such a crucial stage and levels the set at 5-5. Will it be Federer in three?

Who you think is the favourite in this clash. Cast your vote and tell us the winner of this match.

Expensive errors from Murray give Federer an opportunity to bounce back in the set and the Swiss levels the third set with a break back. A huge psychological burden on Murray now.

Federer avoids any further damage in the set and holds his serve to love to keep his stakes alive for a straight sets win.

Originally it was an out call, Federer challenged it and won the point

Murray's biggest win so far in his career is hisvictory in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami where he edged past Novak Djokovic to lift the trophy.

Murray, like a warrior, knows the crucial moments in a fight and jumps up right away to consolidate the break lead and stay ahead 5-2 in the third set.

Three uncharacteristic error from Federer give Murray a chance to get the break, but Federer immediately raises the level of his game like a true champion to save one of the them. Murray then screams in ecstasy as a beautiful pass at the net gives the Scot a 4-2 lead.

Wanna comment on any of the player's performance in the match so far, just login and join 'Tennis Chit-Chat' - the right side to your screen.

Murray looks slightly better in his court coverage and denies Federer take control of the match in the third set to hold a confident service game.

Federer is one of the few players in the circuit who understands the importance of flexibility on the match strategy. The Swiss fend off an early challenge in the third set by Murray and holds his serve duly.

p>In the quarterfinals, Murray beat an unfit Nadal, who decided to sit by the sidelines due to an injury affter traling by a two sets deficit.

Murray shows signs of brilliance with impressive serving and wins the game without much ado. Is it a sign of a comeback that will eventually fetch Britain their first Grand Slam title in 74 years.

We have a small capacity problem in chat room due to high demand and are fixing it right away. Please stay tuned

Despite such a huge deficit in the match, Murray shows some character and holds the opening game of the third set.

Check out Federer progress to the finals, click here.

A FORMIDABLE LEAD. Three time champion Roger Federer tactfully maintains a single break lead from the third game to clinch the second set by 6 games to 4. Murray seems to have no answer to Federer's brilliance from all corners of the court and loses the second set despite an improved play to see his chances in the third set now.

Ever wished for your rank in the world of Tennis. Look no further as Tennisearth.com launches its TE Rating system . Just submit your match scores and get your rating.

Enjoying our commentary. Please spread the word around by inviting your friends.

A love service game by Federer shows just how much confident the Swiss is of his win.

Murray all of a sudden finds himself down three break points but gallantly saves all of them. Federer gets another break points but fails to fend off the resistance from the Scot. Murray hangs in there and wins a CRUCIAL service game.

Federer looked in killing form in his straight sets win over Spaniard Albert Montanes in the third round of this year's championship.

Federer faces some resistance from the Scot as the game goes into a deuce, but things turn out just fine for the Swiss who comes up with two solid serves to stay ahead at 4-2 in the second set.

The Swiss maestro keeps building the pressure on Murray and gets three break points immediately. Murray, on the other hand, refuses to lose so easily and fights back with some cruciall winners to level at deuce and then extracts a few errors to hold serve.

Enter your predictions as the live action unfolds on the court..only on 'Tennis Chit-Chat'- the right side to your screen.

Federer understands the severity of the situation and quickly consolidates the service break for a 3-1 lead with some outwide service placements.

Murray made a superb start to his Aussie Open title campaign when he humbled American Kevin Anderson in straight sets.

Murray broken once again. Federer looks in killing form suddenly as he thwacks some of the amazing forehand passes to break Murray early on in the second set. A huge disappointment for Murray.

Federer looks confident in his service game in the second set and despite a bad start takes control of his groundstrokes to level at 1-1.

Take our poll and tell us who will win this match?

Murray puts the bad memories of the first set behind, and makes a confident start to the second by holding his serve at the expense of only one point.

FEDERER wins the opening set. After a sluggish start into the match, Federer raised the level of his game on crucial moments and converted a break lead at 5-3 to win the opening set by 6 games to 3. With a win, Federer has closed in on his 16th Grand Slam title and his fourth Australian Open crown.

Federer's enthralling Grand Slam run came to an end last year when he lost the final of the U.S. Open to rising Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro.

Federer breaks. The top seed raised the lev el of his game on the later stages of the set and got a break and a 5-3 lead.

The replay shows the ball clipped the line. But Murray didn't challenged it and point is gone

Federer makes an uncharacteristic service error and gives an opening to Murray at 15-30. Though, things return to normal for the Swiss who comes up with two solid serves to stay ahead at 4-3

Murray had a disappointing end to the 2009 season when he lost a tough three setter to Federer and bowed out of the season-eiding Barclays ATP World Tour finals.

Murray tests Federer with his corner to corner shotmaking and gets a 40-15 lead. Another wise challenge on the sidelines gives Murray to serve out the game  which he successfully does.

Murray backhand was said to be out, he challenges it and wins the call. The Point to  be replayed

Great news. You can now watch this commentary on your mobile phones by going to http://www.tennisearth.com/m/.

Both players start testing each other's patience in long rallies with Federer faltering on more occasions. The Swiss finds himself in trouble but gallantly saves both the break points to force a deuce. Moments later, Federer safely comes through a tight game to go up 3-2.

A risky line call challenge at 15-30 favours Murray as he squares off the point score and then keeps Federer on the run to grab hold of a crucial game.

Murray's first big challenge came in the name of American John Isner, who brought the best out of Murray in a three set match.

Murray understands the equations in the match, and starts taking control of rallies more with a little bit of added aggression. A beautiful backhand pass then gives Murray a chance to break back which he does and gets on board.

Who you think is the favourite in this clash. Cast your vote and tell us the winner of this match.

Murray makes a nervous start himself and makes two unforced errors to go down 0-30. Murray's strategy to play it cool does not work early on in the match, and that too against Federer's tenacious groundstrokes as Federer breaks Murray early on.

Federer's enthralling Grand Slam run came to an end last year when he lost the final of the U.S. Open to rising Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro.

Federer makes a sluggish start to the match and loses the opening two points. The Swiss then starts making Murray play more balls and extracts errors in long rallies to hold a TOUGH service game.

Both the players are warming up nicely for the big occasion. Tighten up your seatbelts folks as we are all set for the beginning of action !!!

Federer wins the toss and elects to serve.

The Showdown is about to begin as the players come on court and get ready for the toss.

Are you looking for an opportunity to rank yourself among the 'Numero Uno's' the sport? Look no further as Tennisearth.com launches its TE Rating system. Check out our Leader board here.

The stage is all set at the Rod Laver Arena and the good news is that it has stopped raining in Melbourne and now the roof is being opened up..

Share your views and reviews about any player on ' Tennis Chit- Chat '- the right side to your screen.

Many describe Murray to be one of the most gifted players of his generation. With a court coverage, that produces remarkable tennis to the sharp net play, Murray has it all.

Here is Murray's road to the final.
R128 beat Kevin Anderson 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
R64 beat Marc Gicquel 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
R32 beat Florent Serra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
R16 beat John Isner 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2
QF beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(2), 3-0 ret.
SF beat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Update: Its raining in Melbourne and the roof has been brought up in Rod Laver Arena. So, this has essentially been converted into an indoor match that might be in favour of Murray.

"Only 30 minutes left. Stay tuned here. The match will start at  8.30 GMT, 3.30 EST and 19.30 Melbourne time."

Federer, on the other hand, felt no pressure - "I don't feel like the pressure's really on me having to do it again, because I did it before. I think he really needs it more than I do, you know. So I think the pressure's big on him."

You can now even follow the live commentary of this match on your mobile. Just login to http://www.tennisearth.com/m/ and be the part of the action.

In yesterday's press conference, the British No.1 Andy Murray looked pretty optimistic about his performance going into the final - "Just play better. I mean, physically I'm going to be a lot fresher. And, yeah, just play better. I have a game that can cause Roger problems. I need to play my best tennis for five sets to beat him. "

Who you think is the favourite in this clash. Cast your vote and tell us the winner of this match.

With a place in his eighth consecutive Grand Slam final, Roger Federer is most certainly in a class of his own. After a tearful runner-up finish in 2009 to Spaniard Rafael Nadal, Federer is all set to make this one a happy memory. With 15 major titles already under his belt, Federer will be gunning to add to his massive tally when the finals begins today.

Here is Federer's road to the final.
R128 beat Igor Andreev 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-0
R64 beat Victor Hanescu 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
R32 beat Albert Montanes 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
R16 beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
QF beat Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5
SF beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2

The match is slated to start at 8.30 GMT, 3.30 EST and 19.30 Australia time.

In exactly one hour from now, the SHOWDOWN begins on the famous Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne between the two GLADIATORS of tennis.

Roger Federer, who already holds the record of most Grand Slam wins ever, is trying to consolidate his position with another slam. The Aussie Open crown may come as a sweet addition for the Swiss, who left the court last year sobbing with a defeat.

In today's final Andy Murray challenges World No. 1 Roger Federer as he aspires to become the first British man in 74 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Hello and Welcome to the Tennis Earth exclusive coverage of Men's Final Live, from the Rod Laver Arena.