Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and a record 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic.
Federer started the final with an intensity that stunned sixth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic, then held his nerve in a tense, momentum-shifting match before 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.
The final was played under the Rod Laver Arena roof as the tournament's extreme heat policy was invoked.
Federer, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf to win 20 or more major singles titles.
At the age of 36 years, 173 days, Federer became the second-oldest man to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era after Ken Rosewall, who won the 1972 Australian Open at 37.
"It's a dream come true and the fairytale continues," said Federer, who has won three of the last five majors.
I'm so happy, it's unbelievable," Federer added. "After the year I had last year, it's incredible."
The Swiss great wasn't about to lose this one.
It was a similar end to his five-set win over Rafael Nadal here last year and, just like12 months ago, the tears flowed in the eyes of the great champion.
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