World No.1 Novak Djokovic moved to his sixth Australian Open final after producing a masterful display to defeat Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-final here on Thursday.
The Serbian will be bidding to win his 11th Grand Slam championship and will face the winner of Friday’s semi-final between Andy Murray and Milos Raonic. Djokovic has won the trophy in four of the past five years and is a five-time winner overall. Federer, a four-time champion at Mebourne Park, fell in the semi-finals for the fifth time in the past six years. ”I played unbelievable in the first two sets,” Djokovic said after the match.He received majority of the crowd support on the Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss was thwarted on his first four break points of the match, but not on his fifth. He then held on to his serve in the ninth game to let claw his way back into the match. Djokovic, however, kept up the pressure and it ultimately told on Federer in the eighth game of the fourth set. Djokovic broke Federer’s serve, forcing the 34-year-old to an unforced error. He then held on to his service and claimed victory in two hours and 19 minutes.
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