It's all done and dusted now. Federer is on his way home with a 16th Grand Slam title, and Serena Williams returns with her fifth Australian Open win. There have been incredible performances by a whole range of players over the Australian Open - we look at some of the outstanding efforts by a breed of incredible tennis players.
Player-by-Player Rundown
Men's
Lleyton Hewitt: Hewitt bowed out of the Open after losing to Federer, and underwent hip surgery shortly afterwards.
Rafael Nadal: A recurring knee injury was responsible for Nadal's retirement against Andy Murray in the quarter finals
Marin Cilic: Was beaten by Andy Murray in the semi-finals in four sets
Novak Djokovic: Was plagued by health problems throughout the tournament, but still managed to rise to career-best world number 2.
Roger Federer: Won the Australian Open this year, his 16th Grand Slam title.
Andy Murray: Lost his second Grand Slam title to Federer. Hopes had been high that Murray would be the first Briton in many years to win a Grand Slam. Hopes are still high that he will be, however!
Peter Luczak: Drew Rafael Nadal in the first round and was knocked out
Andy Roddick: Was beaten in the quarter finals by Marin Cilic in five sets
Bernard Tomic: Bowed out against Marin Cilic in the second round, amid controversy over the scheduling of his match.
Louk Sorensen: The first Irishman to win a Grand Slam was beaten by John Isner in the second round.
Women's
Kim Clijsters: Had her worst Open finish ever, bowing outin the third round to Nadia Petrova
Dinara Safina: Retired hurt in her match against Maria Kirilenko, in a betting upset. Her back caused the problem for Safina
Jelena Dokic: Bowed out in the first round match against Alisa Kleybanova
Serena Williams: Won her fifth Australian Open in three sets over Justine Henin
Justine Henin: Speculation abounded over whether Henin would win an Australian Open but remain unranked - unfortunately she could not.
Venus Williams: Reached the quarter-finals, but was beaten by Na Li.
Na Li: Reached the semi finals of the Open - along with Zhe Jieng, she is the first Chinese player in history to do so. Lost to Serena Williams.
Elena Dementieva: Lost against Justine Henin, although she had not felt any pressure from her pre-match.
Zhe Jieng: Reached the semi finals of the Open - along with Na Li, she is the first Chinese player in history to do so. Lost to Justine Henin.
Svetlana Kusnetsova: Nadia Petrova knocked Kusnetsova out in the fourth round.
Quotes of the Day
"Well, I mean, he's obviously a very patient man from the baseline, you know. I mean, I think this is how he made it to the top really. You know, not missing much, being dangerous, mixing up his pace very well, some loopier, some flatter. He can obviously go angle, hard down the line, as well as his backhand. I think that makes him particularly tough to play against", said Federer about Andy Murray's game.
“The support I got the whole tournament was great. I loved every moment. I hope one day I can come back and win it ... Sorry I couldn't do it for you tonight", Andy Murray told the crowd in Melbourne.
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