Federer beats Murray for 16th Grand Slam crown

Federer has beaten Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11) for his fourth Australian Open title, extending the British men's drought in Grand Slam singles into a 74th year.

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Published: Sun 31 Jan 2010, 5:41 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 8:59 AM

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.


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