MELBOURNE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Roger Federer won the first two sets of Sunday’s Australian Open final against Andy Murray 6-3 6-4.

SECOND SET

Murray swapped his blue shirt for a traditional white one but the colour change did not help his luck as Federer started to dominate.

The set was decided by a single break, in the third game, as the Swiss broke Murray’s serve to love with errors starting to creep into the Scotsman’s game.

Under pressure to hold his serve, Murray bravely held his remaining games but so did Federer.

He set up three set points with a booming ace, his seventh of the match, then wrapped it up in 46 minutes with a volley.

FIRST SET

Murray made a nervous start, dropping his opening service game to go 2-0 behind after Federer held his first serve then sealed the break with a stunning forehand winner down the line.

The Scotsman immediately broke back after chasing down a drop shot from Federer then whipping a forehand past the world number one.

The next four games all went with serve as the pair captivated the Rod Laver Arena crowd with some absorbing rallies, before Federer broke again for a 5-3 lead with another forehand winner.

The top seed then served out the set to claim the early advantage after 43 minutes. (Reporting by Julian Linden. Editing by Peter Rutherford; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)