Australian Open Finals 2010: Roger Federer vs Andy Murray Live

World No. 1 Roger Federer takes on No. 5 seed Andy Murray for the Australian Open 2010 Men’s Final match at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Game time is scheduled to start at 19:30 (Melbourne) / 8:30 GMT / 3:30 ET on Sunday night January 31, 2010.

Roger Federer beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in less than 90 minutes in 3 easy sets 6-2 6-3 6-2 in their semifinal match, Friday night. Federer advanced into his record-breaking 22nd Grand Slam final. Nobody in the Open era has played in as many.

In the other semifinal match, Andy Murray reached the finals by defeating No. 14 seed Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Murray advanced to his second grand slam final.

UPDATE: Federer defeated Muray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11)

Game Recap

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. Federer wins his 16th Grand Slam title.

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.