MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Sunday from the Australian Open (all times local):
9 p.m.
Marin Cilic has won the second set in a tiebreaker to level the Australian Open final against Roger Federer at one set apiece.
Federer won the first set 6-2 in 24 minutes, but Cilic rallied in the second to take it 7-6 (5).
Federer, who hadn't dropped a set in the tournament, served consecutive double-faults to give Cilic a set point in the 10th game, but managed to hold for 5-5.
In the tiebreaker, Cilic earned two more set points with a big service return followed by a forehand winner down the line. Federer saved one with an ace, but Cilic put away on overhead to finish it off in an hour.
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8 p.m.
Defending champion Roger Federer started with high intensity in the Australian Open final against Marin Cilic, racing to a 4-0 lead before clinching the first set 6-2.No. 2-seeded Federer, who is aiming for a 20th Grand Slam singles title, got service breaks in the first and third games of the match. A clearly rattled Cilic changed rackets in the third game, hoping to slow the momentum slightly.
The temperature around Melbourne Park neared 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) during the late afternoon Sunday and was still above 37 C (99 F) when play started in the final.
Federer beat 2014 U.S. Open champion Cilic in straight sets in the Wimbledon final last year.
He lost only two points on his serve in the first set at Melbourne Park, which was played under a closed roof because of the tournament's extreme heat policy and lasted just 24 minutes.
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7:30 p.m.
The Australian Open men's final between Roger Federer and Marin Cilic will be played under a closed roof after tournament organizers enforced the heat policy.
The temperature around Melbourne Park neared 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) during the late afternoon Sunday and was still above 37 C (99 F) when play started in the final.
The mixed doubles final was also played under a closed roof at Rod Laver Arena.
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5:40 p.m.
Croatia's Mate Pavic now has two Grand Slam titles within 24 hours after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles.
Pavic and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski combined to beat Rohan Bopanna of India and Timea Babos of Hungary 2-6, 6-4, 11-9 under a closed roof at Rod Laver Arena.
Pavic teamed with Austrian Oliver Marach to win the men's doubles title on Saturday night in the match that followed the women's singles final.
It was the second career major for Dabrowski after she became the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam title at last year's French Open, when she combined with Bopanna to win the mixed doubles.
It was the first tournament together for Dabrowski and Pavic, and they hadn't dropped a set on the way to the final.
Babos, who won the women's doubles title on Friday, and Bopana were seemingly in control of the final which was played indoors after organizers enforced the tournament's extreme heat policy as the temperature neared 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). But Pavic and Dabrowski recovered to level the match in the second set and then raced to a 6-3 lead in the deciding extended tiebreaker.
The momentum swung again when Bopanna and Babos won four consecutive points to edge to a 7-6 lead, but Pavic and Dabrowski grabbed it back to clinch the tiebreak 11-9.
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4:05 p.m.
Roger Federer will attempt to win his 20th Grand Slam singles title when he plays Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final on Sunday night.
Federer, the defending champion at Melbourne Park, is also vying for his sixth title here.
The Swiss star owns an 8-1 head-to-head record and defeated Cilic in straight sets in last year's Wimbledon final, although Cilic was affected by blisters in that match.
The mixed doubles final will open play Sunday at Rod Laver Arena. Rohan Bopanna of India and Hungary's Timea Babos will play Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Croatia's Mate Pavic.
On Saturday, Caroline Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam title and took the No. 1 ranking from Simona Halep with a three-set win over the Romanian player in the women's final.