Federer cruises into Australia Open semi-final

Federer cruises into Australia Open semi-final

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 7:58 am


Roger Federer booked the first spot in the Australia Open semi final  with a clinical straight-sets win over Tomas Berdych on Tuesday.

It was the Swiss maestro’s  12th Australian Open semi-final in 13 years

The Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion was too strong for the Czech sixth seed, winning 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-4 in two hours, 16 minutes.

He  will face either defending champion Novak Djokovic or Japan’s Kei Nishikori in Thursday’s semi-final. The duo will play later today.

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