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Last Updated: Thursday, 23 December, 2004, 17:18 GMT

Roger Federer Majestic Federer takes title
Roger Federer beats Marat Safin in straight sets to win the Australian Open.

Justine Henin-Hardenne Henin takes Australian crown
Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Kim Clijsters in three sets to win the Australian Open.

Martina Navratilova Navratilova bows out
Martina Navratilova's last match at the Australian Open ends in defeat in the mixed doubles final.


FINALS

Federer reigns supreme
Roger Federer proves he is the best player in the world with a commanding Australian Open win.

Federer cool on Grand Slam
World number one Roger Federer dismisses talk of winning the Grand Slam after clinching the Australian Open.

Prime time final in 2005
The 2005 Australian Open men's final will be played on Sunday evening.

French duo retain title
Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro beat the Bryan twins to claim the Australian Open men's doubles title.

Henin reveals relief
Justine Henin-Hardenne overcomes nerves to win the Australian Open.

Federer tipped for greatness
John McEnroe believes Roger Federer is the "greatest talent" tennis has ever seen.

Top seeds triumph
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez win the Australian Open women's doubles final.


SEMI-FINALS

Federer races past Ferrero
Roger Federer is the new world number one after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Safin overcomes Agassi
Russia's Marat Safin claims a five-set win over Andre Agassi to reach the final of the Australian Open.

Federer eyes top spot
Roger Federer will be world number one with victory over Juan Carlos Ferrero in Friday's Australian Open semi-final.

Clijsters sets up Belgian final
Kim Clijsters will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Australian Open final.

Henin-Hardenne into final
Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Fabiola Zuluaga to reach her first Australian Open final.

Quotes of the day
The best quotes from the Australian Open.


QUARTER-FINALS

Federer eases past Nalbandian
Roger Federer beats David Nalbandian in four sets to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

Ferrero into last four
Juan Carlos Ferrero beats Hicham Arazi to reach the the Australian Open semi-finals.

Clijsters battles through
Kim Clijsters overcomes Anastasia Myskina and an ankle injury.

Schnyder sees off Raymond
Patty Schnyder reaches her first Grand Slam semi with victory over Lisa Raymond at the Australian Open.

Roddick loses top spot
Andy Roddick will lose his world number one ranking after losing to Marat Safin.

Henin-Hardenne into semis
Top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Lindsay Davenport to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

Safin shocks Roddick
Russian Marat Safin sends top seed Andy Roddick crashing out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals.

Agassi eases through
Andre Agassi reaches the Australian Open semis after Sebastien Grosjean is injured in their quarter-final.

Injury forces Mauresmo out
Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo pulls out of the Australian Open through injury ahead of her quarter-final.


FOURTH ROUND

Federer passes Hewitt test
Second seed Roger Federer beats Lleyton Hewitt in four sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Arazi stuns Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis is knocked out of the Australian Open by Hicham Arazi.

Clijsters secures routine win
Kim Clijsters books a quarter-final against Anastasia Myskina.

Raymond crushes teenager
Lisa Raymond ends the dream run of Tatiana Golovin to reach the quarter-finals.

Nalbandian routs Canas
David Nalbandian thrashes Guillermo Canas in straight sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Ferrero struggles past Pavel
Juan Carlos Ferrero reaches the Australian Open quarter-finals with an unconvincing win over Andrei Pavel.

Agassi dismisses Srichaphan
Andre Agassi sees off Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals.

Henin survives scare
Justine Henin-Hardenne quells a gutsy challenge from qualifier Mara Santangelo at the Australian Open.

Roddick crushes Schalken
Andy Roddick sweeps past Sjeng Schalken to reach the quarter-finals.

Safin to meet Roddick
Marat Safin books an Australian Open quarter-final against Andy Roddick with victory over James Blake.

Mauresmo ends Molik run
Amelie Mauresmo defeats Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarter-finals.

Davenport races into quarters
Lindsay Davenport thrashes Vera Zvonareva 6-1 6-3 at the Australian Open.


THIRD ROUND

'Distraught' Henman backed
Tim Henman should not be downcast after his five-set defeat, his coach says.

Raymond stuns Venus
Venus Williams crashes out of the Australian Open to Lisa Raymond.

Federer destroys Reid
Roger Federer races past Todd Reid to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Henman floored by Canas
Guillermo Canas comes from two sets down to beat Tim Henman in the Australian Open.

Nalbandian in commanding form
David Nalbandian eases past Wayne Ferreira to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Clijsters strolls through
Kim Clijsters brushes aside Dinara Safina to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Roddick crushes Dent
Andy Roddick takes apart Taylor Dent in straight sets at the Australian Open.

Agassi wastes no time
Andre Agassi sweeps aside Thomas Enqvist in straight sets at the Australian Open.

Safin survives Martin marathon
Marat Safin comes through an enthralling five-set encounter with Todd Martin to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Molik delights home fans
Australia's Alicia Molik reaches the fourth round of the Australian Open by beating Claudine Schaul.

Santoro fined for outburst
Fabrice Santoro is punished for spitting at a linesman at the Australian Open.


SECOND ROUND

Henman strolls through
Tim Henman beats Radek Stepanek to reach round three at the Australian Open.

Clijsters shows no mercy
Second seed Kim Clijsters moves on with a 6-0 6-0 win over Maria Elena Camerin.

Philippoussis sees off Santoro
Tenth seed Mark Philippoussis beats Fabrice Santoro in the second round.

Nalbandian in ominous form
David Nalbandian crushes Florian Mayer to maintain his winning streak.

Ferrero battles through
Third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero overcomes two injuries to reach the third round.

Pistolesi stunned by 15 year old
Fifteen-year-old Tatiana Golovin knocks out 14th seed Anna Pistolesi.

End of the road for Sugiyama
Eighth seed Ai Sugiyama is beaten by fellow Japanese player Saori Obata.

Awesome Agassi strides on
Fourth seed Andre Agassi loses just six games as he beats Tomas Berdych.

Hantuchova knocked out
Daniela Hantuchova loses in straight sets to Alicia Molik at the Australian Open.

Kuerten breaks new ground
Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten reaches the third round for the first time.

Henin-Hardenne eases through
Top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne is through to round three, plus the rest of the women's action.

Roddick blasts past Ulihrach
Top seed Andy Roddick blitzes Bohdan Ulihrach in just 73 minutes.


FIRST ROUND

Henman outclasses Lisnard
Tim Henman defeats France's Jean-Rene Lisnard in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open.

Feverish Rusedski sent crashing
Albert Costa beats Greg Rusedski in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open.

Philippoussis blasts through
Mark Philippoussis is through to round two after an impressive display, plus a round-up of men's action.

Injured Coria beaten
Fifth seed Guillermo Coria loses to Cyril Saulnier as he struggles with a stomach strain.

Clijsters eases back to form
Second seed Kim Clijsters looks a little rusty but eases into round two of the Australian Open.

Federer sends out warning
Second seed Roger Federer produces a consummate display to thrash Alex Bogomolov Jr in straight sets.

Schuettler crashes out
2003 finalist Rainer Schuettler loses in five sets to Sweden's Robin Soderling at the Australian Open.

Roddick repels Gonzalez
Andy Roddick beats Fernando Gonzalez in straight sets to reach the Australian Open second round.

Henin cruises through
Top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne sweeps into the second round without losing a game.

No problems for Venus
Venus Williams thrashes Ashley Harkleroad in her comeback match after six months out through injury.


DRAWS

Women's singles
The women's draw for the 2004 Australian Open.

Men's singles
The men's draw for the 2004 Australian Open.



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