Federer downs Agassi to defend Open crown
(AFP)
Updated: 2005-09-12 07:47

The champion rallied with a break of his own to level at 4-4 and he then had four break points to lead 6-5 but with his backhand badly misfiring, Agassi saved all, eliciting a standing ovation from the crowd.

It went to a tie-break and just as he had done against Lleyton Hewitt in the semi-finals, Federer stepped up a gear with seven points in a row to win 7/1.

The confidence had visibly seeped away away from Agassi and, sensing victory, Federer went in for the kill jumping out into a 5-0 lead and serving out for the championship two games later after the 2hrs 20mins final.

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