Australian Open - Men's Semifinal
3 Novak Djokovic d 2 Roger Federer - 76(3) 75 64
Lord, I was up 'til 3:45 AM watching this thing. I'm so out of it today.
That scoreline looks like close sets but it sure felt completely lopsided.
It's been a long time since I've seen Roger look so grumpy in a match.
Novak really took it to Rog - pounding a ton of shots to his backhand corner.
Novak wavered to start the 2nd set - but Rog could not take advantage.
Too many drop shots - & I just kept thinking: run around your backhand Rog.
The '08 Australian Open champ moves into his 4th Slam final: 1-2.
Novak's other 2 finals came at the USO in '07 & '10 - losing to Roger and Rafa.
If my math is correct a win in the final will move Novak ahead of Rog to #2.
But a runner-up finish will keep him at #3 - but closing in...
Is this Novak's time to collect a (seemingly elusive) second Slam?
He will play the winner of Andy Murray/David Ferrer.
And Novak will have to days off to relax and prepare for the final.
Novak: I'm looking forward to watch that match tomorrow from my bed.
They're both great players, David played a fantastic match against Rafa...
Andy's been playing really well. It's a Grand Slam final, anything can happen.
Photo: Reuters
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