Home favourite Lleyton Hewitt makes an early exit when he runs into an in-form Fernando Gonzalez in round three

The first major shock of the women's event comes when defending champion Amelie Mauresmo loses to Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-3 in round four

British number one Andy Murray pushes world number two Rafael Nadal to the limit with his all-court game

But Murray cannot stop Nadal coming through an epic fourth-round encounter 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1

Kim Clijsters - or "Aussie Kim" as she is known in Melbourne - waves goodbye after losing to Maria Sharapova in the semi-final on her last appearance in Australia

Andy Roddick is left completely helpless as Roger Federer produces an all-time great performance to win their semi-final 6-4 6-0 6-2

Sharapova suffers a similar fate to Roddick when she comes up against Serena Williams in the women's final

Williams puts in a blistering display to demolish Sharapova 6-1 6-2 in one hour two minutes

Federer comes through a testing first set to beat Gonzalez 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 in the final for his third Australian Open and 10th Grand Slam title

Federer parades the trophy in Melbourne as he joins American Bill Tilden in joint fifth on the all-time Grand Slam titles list

The victory caps a remarkable comeback for Williams, who slipped to 81 in the rankings after a serious knee injury