Federer conquers the giant killer.

(From The Statesman (India))

Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Jan. 29. Roger Federer won his seventh Grand Slam final and his second Australian Open title with a commanding four-set victory over unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis here today. The Swiss world number one overcame dropping the opening set against the rising 54th-ranked star to claim a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 victory in two hours 46 minutes to remain unbeaten in all the Grand Slam finals he has contested since his first success at 2003 Wimbledon. Federer became the first player to win three successive Grand Slams since Pete Sampras won the 1994 Australian Open. The Swiss went into this years Open having won …