Fernando Gonzalez is soon demonstrating his attacking flair against Roger Federer as the men's final gets under way

The Chilean star breaks the Federer serve to take a 5-4 lead in the opening set but he then spurns two set points

Federer responds in typical fashion - breaking back before winning the set with a dominant tie-break performance

The world number one breaks Gonzalez's serve to take a 4-3 lead and delights the Swiss fans by taking the set 6-4

Gonzalez struggles to stay in touch with his opponent as Federer's breathtaking form in Australia continues

Federer continues to hit numerous winners as he breaks in the seventh game of the third set to step closer to the title

The Swiss star eases to his third Australian Open title with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 victory over Gonzalez

Gonzalez can look back on a successful campaign in Melbourne despite the straight-sets defeat to Federer

Federer picks up the trophy yet again as he joins American Bill Tilden in joint fifth on the all-time Grand Slam titles list

Earlier in the day Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva take on Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka in the mixed doubles final

Likhovtseva and Nestor see off the Belarussian pair 6-4 6-4 to make up for losing in last year's final