MELBOURNE, Australia — The Grand Slam was there for the taking last September in New York, and though Serena Williams faltered there and also faltered in the final here in Melbourne on Saturday, the Grand Slam is still very much on the table.
To watch Novak Djokovic sweep aside Roger Federer and Andy Murray – the two men closest to him in the rankings – in the closing rounds of the Australian Open was to watch a man in command.
Federer had to scramble just to avoid humiliation in the semifinal before losing in four sets that featured plenty of sensational shot-making but a dearth of true suspense.