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King Federer beats Murray, wins Australian Open crown

By Ajay Tyagi (TennisEarth.com)

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Keywords: Australian Open | R.Federer |A.Murray
Top seed and World No.1 Roger Federer overwhelmed Scot Andy Murray in straight sets to win his 16th Grand Slam title at the 2010 Australian Open in the final match played here on the famous Rod Laver Arena.

Top seed and World No.1 Roger Federer overwhelmed Scot Andy Murray in straight sets to  win his 16th Grand Slam title at the 2010 Australian Open in the final match played here on the famous Rod Laver Arena.

Re-live the moments of brilliance of Federer-Murray final, click here.

Federer opened the match like a champion and soon grabbed a break to close it by 6 games to 3. As the match progressed, Murray's serve got broken early on in the second set as well and gave Federer a golden chance which he confidently converted into a giant two sets to love lead.

The third set brought slight success for Murray who managed a couple of break point and secured a break for a while till he was broken back by Federer once again. As the set went into a tie-break, Federer took charge of the game and despite down two sets points, bounced back and cruised to a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) victory in a two and a half hour match.

This is Federer's fourth Australian Open title after his wins in 2004, 4006 and 2007. With a win, Federer pocketed a hefty check of AUD 2.0 million and the memorable silverware.

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Posted By NitinJain,   Posted about 738 days and 18 hours ago

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I saw the match and though the score was 3-0, Federer was never comfortable. Had a lot of fun at TennisEarth chat as well.
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Open GDF SUEZ, Women Singles  R32
12:10
R32
 Klara Zakopalova (CZE) Winner 2 6 6
Alize Cornet (FRA) 0 3 1
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    6 - 1   
Served By: K Zakopalova Won By: Zakopalova
Game IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Quick out-wide serve, Cornet return goes wayward.
  Fault. First Fault.
40-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Cornet delivers a forehand return, intense rally, Zakopalova hits a forehand cross-court winner.
30-30   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a forehand return, short rally, Zakopalova cross-court forehand finds the net in the middle.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-15   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Cornet crafts a forehand return, huge rally, Zakopalova hits a backhand down the line but misses the court.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a backhand return, Zakopalova thumps a forehand winner down the line.
15-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve aimed at T, Cornet only reaches to it.
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    5 - 1   
Served By: A Cornet Won By: Cornet
Game IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Zakopalova crafts a backhand return, couple of shots exchanged, Zakopalova puts a forehand into the net.
A-40   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Cornet hits a bodyline serve, Zakopalova has no answer to it.
Deuce IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Zakopalova crafts a forehand return, Zakopalova forehand flies outside the court.
30-40   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Cornet serves a good one, Zakopalova puts back a forehand return, rally Cornet goes for a forehand down the line but catches the net.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Zakopalova shoots a forehand return winner.
  Fault. First Fault.
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