Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic.
The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1.
Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf to win 20 or more major singles titles.
The first man to win 20 Grand Slams.#AusOpen #RF20 pic.twitter.com/ZF7IOrSBMP
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 28, 2018
The final was played under the Rod Laver Arena roof as the tournament’s extreme heat policy was invoked.
The Swiss ties the record for men’s Australian Open titles at six with Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson, and moves four clear of Rafael Nadal in the all-time list for male Grand Slam champions on 20.
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