Australian Open 2018: How did Roger Federer defeat Marin Cilic? A set-by-set breakdown

First Set: Federer 6-2

Federer wins the first set easily

The Swiss Master got off to a flying start, leading 4-0 before Cilic got on the scorecard. The Croat appeared to be nervous playing in his first Australian Open final and sprayed errors around the court, even flubbing an easy overhead smash. He had 12 unforced errors in the set while Federer had only 3.

Federer was impeccable on his own serve, winning 16 of 18 service points with Cilic not getting past 15 in any game. Cilic settled down and won his last 2 service games but by then it was too late as Federer served for the set and wrapped it up in 24 minutes.

Both players hit 3 aces with no double faults.