Federer wins Australian Open

Roger Federer has won the Australian Open downing Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4 and taking the third set 7-6 after winning the tie-break 13-11.

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in his men's final match against Andy Murray of Great Britain at the 2010 Australian Open in 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 title in a Grand Slam - 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. The last time Murray and Federer met in a Grand Slam final was the 2008 US 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 in majors. It was Federer's 22nd Grand Slam final, where he's won a record 16. Federer has appeared in 18 of the past 19 Grand Slam finals.

*AP