Jeff Rosenberg

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Number 16 for Federer

The Australian Open concluded this morning with the men's final, the end of which I was able to watch online. I didn't wake up until 5am, so when I turned on the match it was already in the second set. Federer was up a break on Murray and went on to win the set. The third one was very close and came down to a tiebreaker. Murray actually had a few set points, but he could never close the deal. He needed to break Roger's serve at least once, and he couldn't do it. So Federer has his 16th major, and his 4th Australian Open title. It will be interesting to see how he does when Indian Wells and Miami roll around. In recent years he hasn't fared well at the non-majors. With Nadal battling injuries, there could be an opportunity for someone like Djokovic or Murray (maybe even Roddick?) to pick up a title.