World of Sports: Federer wins 20th Grand Slam, Coutinho debut, and Li tops McIlroy
Source: USA Today
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Tennis Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic.
The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1.
Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf to win 20 or more major singles titles. "It's a dream come true and the fairytale continues," said Federer, who has won three of the last five majors.
Football
Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid eased the growing pressure on manager Zinedine Zidane with a 4-1 victory at Valencia on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Los Blancos, who recovered from their midweek Copa del Rey exit to Leganes to move to within two points of Valencia in third.
FC Barcelona
Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to make his debut in the Blaugrana’s 2-0 second leg victory over their local rivals Espanyol. The Brazilian looked bright during his brief appearance and will be looking to carry that performance into his first La Liga game.
Atletico Madrid
Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres and Thomas Partey were on target as Atletico Madrid were made to work for Sunday's 3-0 win over lowly Las Palmas. The victory enabled Atletico some light relief following their Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Sevilla.
Others In France, Edinson Cavani became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time leading scorer with 157 in a 4-0 home win against Montpellier in the French league on Saturday.
Sanchez earned a man-of-the-match award on his United debut as he provided two assists in Friday night's 4-0 FA Cup victory at Yeovil. United are yet to concede a goal in 2018 having won five games on the bounce, but face a tough test against Tottenham on Wednesday night at Wembley.
Golf Li tops McIlroy to win Dubai Desert Classic.
Haotong Li held off Rory McIlroy to win the Omega Dubai Desert Classic Sunday by a single stroke, denying the Northern Irishman's bid to win his first title in 17 months. Haotong finished on a tournament record 23-under-par 265 after a final-round three under 69 to win by one shot over McIlroy, who also shot a 69.
Haotong's second European Tour win will lift him to around 32nd in the world rankings, making him the first Chinese player to break into the top-50.
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