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took almost as much time (1 hour 15 minutes) to complete his press and media commitments as he took to win on Friday night.

As he happily moved from camera to camera, language to language, even asking me about my kids before we hit record on our 91Èȱ¬ Sport interview, Federer looked cool and calm and not remotely perturbed by the prospect of facing for the title.

This will be his 22nd Grand Slam final, a chance for a 16th major title, and over five sets Federer is the king. Why should he be concerned?

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A deliciously unpredictable start to the tennis year has been summed up by the current unseasonal weather here in Sydney - all cloud and thundercracks - mixed with record temperatures down the coast in Melbourne ahead of the .

And on the courts of the east, in the first two weeks of the season, we've had a 15-year old Brit beating the world number 26, a Henin/Clijsters classic final to roll back the years, a title for a player facing suspension only days previously, and mutterings of a new tennis "World Cup" to keep the off-court motors chugging. Delicious indeed.

So where to start?

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