Re-living Federer's 6 title triumphs at the Australian Open

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Roger Federer
Roger Federer

#2 2006: Beats Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2

Federer (right) celebrates his 2nd Australian Open title in 2006
Federer (right) celebrates his 2nd Australian Open title in 2006

Fresh off one of the most dominant seasons in the Open Era, Federer arrived at the 2006 Australian Open after going 81-4 in 2005.

After breezing through the first three rounds without dropping a set, Federer looked on course for another straight-sets win in the fourth round when he led Tommy Haas by two sets. But Haas fought back to force a fifth, before Federer regrouped to take the win in five.

Federer would drop a set apiece in his quarterfinal win over Nikolay Davydenko and in the semifinal against Nicolas Keifer, to return to the Australian Open final for the second time in three years.

Marcos Baghdatis was the surprise finalist that year, having beaten three top-10 players en route to his maiden Major final. In the title match against the top-ranked Federer, Baghdatis looked on course for a famous win after taking the first set 7-5 and twice going within a point of a 3-0 lead in the second.

Just as the Cypriot began to think about the title though, Federer came storming back into the contest. The Swiss maestro won 7 of the next 10 games to restore parity at one set all, and then went into overdrive in the next two sets.

Baghdatis won only two games in the remainder of the match as Federer streaked across the finish line to extend his perfect record in Grand Slam finals to a record-extending 7-0.

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