Points won by each set: | 57-47, 27-19, 36-27 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
26 % Federer – 23 of 86
18 % Gonzalez – 24 of 127

Gonzalez [9] had two set points serving at 5:4, then he saved four set points at 5:6 (seven deuces). It was the first Aussie Open tournament with the Hawk-Eye system and the last played on a green court… Before Federer [1], only Ken Rosewall won the Australian Open (1971) in the Open Era not dropping a set, but the Australian did it in five matches, not seven as the Swiss.

Federer’s route to his 46th title:
1 Bjorn Phau 7-5, 6-0, 6-4
2 Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
3 Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(5)
4 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
Q Tommy Robredo 6-3, 7-6(2), 7-5
S Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
W Fernando Gonzalez 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4