Roger Federer is into the Australian Open semi-finals and a possible match with world number one Novak Djokovic, while Serena Williams continued her dominance over Maria Sharapova.
Federer into yet another Aussie semi
Roger Federer bt Tomas Berdych 7-6 (4) 6-2 6-4 - Berdych
entered the quarter-finals playing some of the best tennis of his life,
but he wasn't nearly good enough to overcome Federer at Rod Laver
Arena. In his defence, few have been in Melbourne. Tuesday's win see the
Swiss reach the semif-inals for the 12th time in 13 years as he
continues to shine Down Under. Federer had some trouble in the first
set, where each player registered a break, but the number three seed won
the tiebreak to move one set up.
From there, it was all Federer as Berdych struggled to land enough first
serves and the Swiss simply mauled him on second serves. It was a
complete performance from Federer, like so many others the legend has
put on at the tournament, and now he sits just two wins away from his
fifth Australian Open title. But the daunting prospect of Novak Djokovic
remains in his way in the last four if the world number one overcomes Kei Nishikori later on Tuesday.
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