Federer Wins Fourth Australian Open, 16th Major Singles Title

Contesting his 22nd career Grand Slam singles final, World No. 1 Roger Federer collected his 16th major title with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) win over No. 5 seed Andy Murray at the Australian Open on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Swiss master, appearing in his 18th final from the past 19 Grand Slam events, notched his fifth win over Murray from 11 contests in the two-hour, 41-minute clash as he regained the title he lost to Rafael Nadal last year. It was a repeat of the 2008 US Open final (Murray's first in a major), which Federer also won in three straight sets.

Federer becomes the fifth man to win at least four Australian Open titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010) and only the second to do so at Melbourne Park alongside Andre Agassi. It is his first Grand Slam title won as a father, with his wife Mirka giving birth to twin girls six months ago.

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Spain Defends Title After Doubles Win

Spain lifted the Davis Cup for the second straight year on Sunday after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final.

Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer both won singles matches at the Palau Sant Jordi to complete the sweep as Spain won for the fourth time since 2000 while becoming the first nation since Sweden in 1998 to retain the title.

Spain had already clinched the best-of-five series when Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco won the doubles match on Saturday. The second-ranked Nadal followed up on Sunday by beating Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-4 and Ferrer beat Lukas Dlouhy 6-4, 6-2 on the indoor clay.

Spain now has won 18 straight Davis Cup ties at home—stretching to 1999— and 20 straight on clay. Costa was on the team that won here in 2000, while Nadal helped lead the team to victory at Seville in 2004.

Davydenko Caps Dream Week With Victory Over Del Potro

ATP World Tour No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko capped a dream week Sunday as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to capture the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy at The O2 in south-east London.

Davydenko, who finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic at the season finale in Shanghai last year, is the first Russian to win the year-end title in tournament history (since 1970). His efforts this week see him rewarded with $1,510,000 in prize money; he will also overtake Andy Roddick at No. 6 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings on Monday.

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Djokovic Edges Monfils In Gripping Finale

ATP World Tour No. 3 Novak Djokovic held his nerve in a gripping finale at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (Bercy) Sunday, edging home favourite Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3) to claim his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season.

The Serbian put some more distance between himself and fourth-placed Andy Murray in the year-to-date South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings by adding a further 400 points, a total of 1000 for the week. Djokovic, looking to finish in the Top 3 for the third straight year, now stands on a total of 7,910, while Murray trails by 1,280. Runner-up Monfils was rewarded with 600 points for his efforts this week, placing him at No. 13 in the Rankings.

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Davydenko Boosts Finals Contention With Shanghai Title

Nikolay Davydenko will take some stopping in his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after dismissing World No. 2 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3), 6-3 Sunday to capture the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 Presented by Rolex.

As victor of the penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year, Davydenko earned 1000 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points, moving him up one place to No. 7 in the battle for London – 420 points clear of his closest rival Fernando Verdasco.

The Russian is looking to clinch one of the three remaining spots at the circuit finale, to be held this season at The O2 in London from 22-29 November. He has qualified for the prestigious eight-man event the past four years and reached the final last year in Shanghai, finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic.

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