Federer wins 16th Grand Slam title at Australian Open
2010-01-31 11:49:13 GMT2010-01-31 19:49:13 (Beijing Time)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Britain's Andy Murray in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 31, 2010.(Photo/Reuters)
Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the champion trophy during the awarding ceremony after the final match of men's singles against Andy Murray of Britain at 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championship at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2010. Federer won 3-0. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the champion trophy during the awarding ceremony after the final match of men's singles against Andy Murray of Britain at 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championship at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2010. Federer won 3-0. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Roger Federer (L) of Switzerland poses with Andy Murray of Britain with their trophies during the awarding ceremony after the final match of men's singles at 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championship at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2010. Federer won 3-0. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Roger Federer of Switzerland holds up the champion trophy and koala doll during the awarding ceremony after the final match of men's singles against Andy Murray of Britain at 2010 Australian Open Tennis Championship at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2010. Federer won 3-0. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
MELBOURNE, Australia – Roger Federer has beaten Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11) for his fourth Australian Open title, extending the British men's drought in Grand Slam singles championships into a 74th year.
Murray was riding the hopes of a British public, most of whom have only read about the last British man to win a singles Grand Slam title — Fred Perry in 1936.
Federer won the lengthy third-set tiebreaker on his third match point after fending off five set points for Murray. He clinched the match in 2 hours, 41 minutes when Murray netted a backhand.
Murray and Federer last met in a Grand Slam final in the 2008 U.S. Open, where Federer won 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. That was Murray's first and only previous opportunity to end the British men's dry spell.
