Name; Roger Federer. Any doubt?
Name; Roger Federer: Any doubt?
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Was there ever any doubt Roger Federer would not be able to defend his Australian Open title?
Well, maybe a little, and then perhaps a little more when Marin Cilic pocketed the fourth set of Sunday night's final to send the match into a decider. But somehow, amid the many momentum swings, the Swiss got the job done as he so often does.
Federer clinched his 20th career Grand Slam title, and a record-equaling sixth in Melbourne, after downing Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a jam-packed Rod Laver Arena.
Here are some of the best stats to come out of the gripping final:
This was the 200th major tournament in the Open era. Federer's 20 titles mean he has won 10 percent of men's Grand Slam finals.
At 36 years, 137 days, Federer became the second-oldest male player to win a major and oldest since Ken Rosewall in 1972.
Federer's 2018 title at Melbourne Park comes 14 years after he won his first Down Under.
1965 was the last time both the men's and women's Aussie Open finals went to a deciding set.
Also read: Roger Federer; A superhero?
In a statement from the Australian Open, after a reading of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) at 7:32 p.m. local time, chair umpire Jake Garner said the 32.6 WBGT was slightly higher than the 32.5 thresholds. As a result, the referee made the decision to keep the retractable roof closed. The statement also said that it was the first time during the tournament that the reading had exceeded 32.5.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Was there ever any doubt Roger Federer would not be able to defend his Australian Open title?
Well, maybe a little, and then perhaps a little more when Marin Cilic pocketed the fourth set of Sunday night's final to send the match into a decider. But somehow, amid the many momentum swings, the Swiss got the job done as he so often does.
Federer clinched his 20th career Grand Slam title, and a record-equaling sixth in Melbourne, after downing Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a jam-packed Rod Laver Arena.
Here are some of the best stats to come out of the gripping final:
This was the 200th major tournament in the Open era. Federer's 20 titles mean he has won 10 percent of men's Grand Slam finals.
Roger Federer
At 36 years, 137 days, Federer became the second-oldest male player to win a major and oldest since Ken Rosewall in 1972.
Federer's 2018 title at Melbourne Park comes 14 years after he won his first Down Under.
1965 was the last time both the men's and women's Aussie Open finals went to a deciding set.
Also read: Roger Federer; A superhero?
In a statement from the Australian Open, after a reading of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) at 7:32 p.m. local time, chair umpire Jake Garner said the 32.6 WBGT was slightly higher than the 32.5 thresholds. As a result, the referee made the decision to keep the retractable roof closed. The statement also said that it was the first time during the tournament that the reading had exceeded 32.5.
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