Melbourne: Roger Federer clinched the Australian crown with a 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 rout of un-seeded Marat Safin in today's (Feb 01, 2004) Australian Open final.

With this win, Federer added another Grand Slam title to his Wimbledon crown and underscored his No 1 ranking.

The 22-year-old Swiss went up by two sets and two breaks in the third with a forehand winner down the line in the fifth game.

He served out in 2 hours, 15 minutes on Safin's forehand error, securing his second major without dropping a set in the final. He beat Mark Philippoussis in straight sets at Wimbledon 2003.

Federer ensured his ranking as Numero Uno, when the new rankings are released, with a straight-sets semi-final win over third-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Safin, who beat top-seeded Andy Roddick in the quarterfinal and ended defending champion Andre Agassi's 26-match streak here in the semi-finals, was frustrated by Federer's ability to get his potential winners back into play.

Federer had 40 winners and 28 unforced errors against Safin's 19 winners and 41 unforced errors.

Safin twice slammed his racket into the court to vent his growing frustration.