King Federer wins his 16th Grand Slam Battle

King Federer wins one more battle, adding one more Grand Slam in his tally to make it 16 titles in total. World number one took 2 hours and 41 minutes to destroy the World number 4 in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11) to win the first Grand Slam of the decade before a capacity crowd here at Rod Laver Arena. “Well done for your incredible tournament; you played it fantastic,” Federer told Murray after the match. “You’re too good of a player not to win a Grand Slam, so don’t worry about it.”

“I’m over the moon winning this again,” said the 28-year-old Swiss. “I think I played some of my best tennis in my life these last two weeks… It’s also very special the first Grand Slam as a father,”

On the other hand 22 year old Scot was very emotional and apologetic for his inability to end British men's 75 years of waiting for winning a Grand Slam. “Roger was a lot better than me tonight. I got great support back home the last couple of weeks. Sorry I couldn’t do it for you tonight but... I can cry like Roger; it’s just a shame I can’t play like him.” Murray added while fighting off tears “Hopefully, one time I can come back and win here,”
It was a match between present king of tennis and future king of tennis. Once again Federer has proved his ability to hold the nerve at the bigger stage by winning 16th Grand Slam out of a total of 22 major finals.
That is why Federer is the best... one of the finest players the world have ever seen.

Leander Paes' Eleventh Grand Slam Doubles

Leander Paes and Cara Black won the Australian Open mixed doubles title, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3.

Paes, from India, and Black, from Zimbabwe, won their second Grand Slam mixed-doubles title. They also paired to win the 2008 U.S. Open.

It was the 11th Grand Slam title for Paes, who now has six doubles and five mixed-doubles majors in his account. It was also Paes' second Australian Open mixed doubles title having won his first in 2003 with Martina Navratilova.

Todays win puts him at par with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi's 11 Grand Slam doubles. Incidentally, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza were the defending champions this year but had to pull out due to Bhupathi's injury.

Federer is ready to lift his 16th Grand Slam Trophy

15 Gran Slam winner, world number one Roger Federer is ready to play his 22nd Grand Slam final tomorrow, and his eighth in a row. A win over number 5 seed, Andy Murray  will provide him 16th Gran Slam and 4th Australian Open. On the other hand, British fans believe that their 75 year long waiting for one of their men to lift the trophy is going to end this time. So... no doubt the final is going to be thriller again.

Journey of A Come back Woman

Justine Henin, the come back woman I was talking about before starting of the championship. She has already started her come back journey with a bang by defeating fifth seed Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6(6) to reach the third round. Justine will play against 27th seed Alisa Kleybanova in the next round.

My dream final between two Belgians Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are not possible since both are in the same side of draw and possibly meet in the quarter final.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion showed the world that she still has the same quality of play what she had left 18 months back.

Justine Henin said after outlasting Dementieva in an epic which lasted for almost three hours, "I think I'm already at an amazing level for not having played 18 months and the draw was pretty tough. But it's the kind of thing I need for my confidence".