Oboy this man too sabi......A few times it's happened in the Australian Open semifinals.In 2007 he pummeled Andy Roddick at a time when the American probably thought he could finally get the better of the Swiss at a major.Then in 2010, Federer needed a mere 90 minutes to dispatch Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.But on Thursday at the year's first major, it was
Read moreFederer taking the punishment for much of the affair.Indeed the manner of his defeat by Novak Djokovic, or at least the first two sets, brought back memories of the 2008 French Open final when the 17-time grand slam champion managed to claim four games against Rafael Nadal.In giving Federer the run around -- winning 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena - Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to make six Australian Open finals. Remarkably Sunday's showpiece will be the Serb's 17th straight final.The bad news for the other two semifinalists who play Friday, Andy Murray and Milos Raonic? Djokovic is a perfect 5-0 in those Australian Open finals.
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